Voyage to the Beginning of the World
Viagem ao Princípio do Mundo · dir. Manoel de Oliveira
Poland, France 1997, 95’
Screenings
19 October, 15:00 · Od Nowa – large hall
A film crew under the direction of Manoel are making a film in Portugal, in cooperation with a French producer. Alfonso, French actor of Portuguese origin, wants to visit his father's homeland, which he only knows from the stories he has been told. When shooting for the film is stopped for some time, Alfonso seizes the opportunity and takes Manoel and two other actors to the province of Alto Minho, in the mountains, where his aunt lives.
| Director: | Manoel de Oliveira |
| Screenplay: | Manoel de Oliveira |
| Music: | Emmanuel Nuñes |
| Cinematography: | Renato Berta |
| Editing: | Valérie Loiseleux |
| Cast: | Marcello Mastroianni, Jean-Yves Gautier, Leonor Silveira, Isabel Ruth, José Pinto |
| Awards: | MFF w Cannes / Cannes IFF – nagroda FIPRESCI / FIPRESCI Prize, Nagroda Jury Ekumenicznego: wyróżnienie specjalne / Prize of the Ecumenical Jury: Special Mention (1997); Europejskie Nagrody Filmowe / European Film Awards – nagroda FIPRESCI / FIPRESCI Prize (1997) |
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