Voyage to the Beginning of the World

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Voyage to the Beginning of the World

Voyage to the Beginning of the World

Portugal, France 1997 Fiction cor 95’

This is Marcello Mastroianni’s final film before he passed away. In the movie, he portrays an alter ego of filmmaker Manoel de Oliveira. The story follows a Portuguese director who hires a French actor for a Franco-Portuguese co- production. Although the actor was born in France, his father was a Portuguese man who passed away many years ago. While filming, the actor decides to visit his father’s village, hoping to meet an old aunt. The director joins him on the trip, revisiting memories of his childhood in the region.

Winner of the critics’ prize and of a special mention from the ecumenical jury at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival.

Horários de exibição

18/10

15:00

RESERVA CULTURAL - SALA 1

19/10

17:10

CINESYSTEM FREI CANECA 1

20/10

20:10

CINEMATECA ESPAÇO PETROBRÁS

Portugal France cinema aging international film festivals awarded films

direction

Manoel de Oliveira

screenplay

Manoel de Oliveira

cinematography

Renato Berta

editing

Valérie Loiseleux

sound

Jean-Paul Mugel

music

Emmanuel Nunes

production design

Zé Branco

cast

Marcello Mastroianni, Jean-Yves Gautier, Leonor Silveira

production

Gemini Films, Madragoa Filmes

produced by

Paulo Branco

indicative rating

12