Past and Present

Synopsis

This is an intriguing avant-garde look at what motivates the leisurely classes in Portugal, for better or worse, by director Manoel de Oliveira. Set in a spacious country home peopled with a wide-ranging cast of characters, the drama begins as the friends of a widow come to console her on the loss of her husband. But at one point, the widow goes upstairs, encounters her husband, and is faced with his accusations about the past. This event and others provide the means of revealing the petty, self-serving, egocentric, and romantic pursuits of the melange of people in the house. - Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi

Main Cast

Maria de Saisset

Vanda, a widow

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Manuela de Freitas

Noémia

Age : 83 | Popularity : 13%

Bárbara Vieira

Angélica

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Alberto Inácio

Ricardo

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Pedro Pinheiro

Firmino

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

António Machado

Maurício

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

João Bénard da Costa

Honório

Age : 74 | Popularity : 3%

José Martinho

Fernando

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Sound	Sound Designer	Vasco Sequeira Fernando Gomes
	Music	João Paes
	Music Consultant	João Paes
Writing	Screenplay	Manoel de Oliveira
	Writer	Vicente Sanches
Directing	Director	Manoel de Oliveira
Editing	Editor	Manoel de Oliveira
Production	Producer	Manoel de Oliveira
Camera	Director of Photography	Acácio de Almeida
Art	Set Decoration	Zeni d'Ovar
Costume & Make-Up	Makeup Artist	Maria da Conceição Madureira
Department	Role	Name

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