The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis
Fernando Pessoa, one of the greatest writers in Portuguese, created an immense parallel world and several heteronyms so as to endure the loneliness of genius. José Saramago, 1998 Nobel Laureate in Literature, has a heteronym, Ricardo Reis, return to Portugal after a 16-year exile in Brazil. 1936 is a perilous year with Mussolini’s fascism, Hitler’s Nazism, Spain’s Civil War and Salazar’s New State in Portugal. And Fernando Pessoa meets his creation, Reis. Two women, Lídia and Marcenda, are Reis’ carnal and impossible passions. “Life and Death as one” allows for literature and cinema.
Directed by João Botelho · Written by João Botelho
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Cast
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Chico Diaz Ricardo Reis -
Victoria Guerra Marcenda -
Catarina Wallenstein Lídia -
Luís Lima Barreto Fernando Pessoa -
Dinarte Branco Colega Dirigente - João Barbosa Victor
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Márcia Breia Vizinha 1 -
Luísa Cruz Vizinha 2 -
Gustavo Vargas Rámon -
Luís Lucas Velho 1 -
Ricardo Aibéo Dirigente Sindical -
Marcello Urgeghe Doctor
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