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Tight 16-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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Nocturne for a Forest
2023 0h 16m PT
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6.0
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★6.0TMDB · 1
Synopsis
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Portugal. 15th century. Monks build a wall around a forest to bar the entry of women. But in the world of the unseen, lit by their souls, women have made their kingdom of invisibility without walls.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Paula Guedes
Josefa d’Óbidos
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Catarina Vasconcelos
- Writers
- Catarina Vasconcelos
- Languages
- Portuguese
- Countries
- Portugal
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Catarina Vasconcelos directs. Francisco Moreira cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Portugal. Dialogue in Portuguese.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 16-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 2Released 3 years ago.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Editor Francisco Moreira shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5IMDB entry: tt28298252 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Editing
- Francisco Moreira
- Runtime
- 16 min · 0h 16m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- PT
Also by
Catarina Vasconcelos
Production companies
Who made it
- PR
Primeira Idade
PT
Key crew
- SoundMiguel Diogo
- EditorFrancisco Moreira
- SoundMiguel Martins
- ProducerPedro Fernandes Duarte
- CinematographyPaulo Menezes
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2023-08-03· Locarno Film Festival
