The Green Years

The Green Years

1963 · 91 min · ★ 7.0 · Drama

Nineteen-year-old Julio heads to Lisbon from the provinces and gets a job as a shoemaker for his uncle Raul. But when he meets Ilda, a confident young housemaid who becomes a regular shop visitor, his working-class values collide with the bourgeois trappings of modern life.

Directed by Paulo Rocha · Written by Nuno Bragança

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