Vitalina Varela

2019 2h 4m PT

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6.5

SOLID

★6.5TMDB · 75

Drama

Synopsis

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A Cape Verdean woman navigates her way through Lisbon, following the scanty physical traces her deceased husband left behind and discovering his secret, illicit life.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Vitalina Varela
Ventura
Lina Varela
Manuel Tavares Almeida
Francisco dos Santos Brito
Imídio Monteiro
Marina Alves Domingues
João Baptista Fortes

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Pedro Costa
Writers: Pedro Costa, Vitalina Varela
Languages: Portuguese
Countries: Portugal

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ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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2 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "The Fontainhas Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Pedro Costa, shot by Leonardo Simões. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor João Dias shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Vitalina Varela and Ventura and Lina Varela carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt8241872 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 75 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Pedro Costa directs. Leonardo Simões behind the camera. João Dias cuts. Produced in Portugal. Dialogue in Portuguese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 7 years ago.
2Part of the "The Fontainhas Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Pedro Costa, shot by Leonardo Simões. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor João Dias shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Vitalina Varela and Ventura and Lina Varela carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt8241872 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 75 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.