In Vanda's Room

2001 2h 51m PT

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6.7

SOLID

★6.7TMDB · 57

Drama

Synopsis

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An unflinching, fragmentary look at a handful of self-destructive, marginalized people, but taking as main focus the heroin-addicted Vanda Duarte.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Where to watch · US

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Cast

Vanda Duarte
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Lena Duarte
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Manuel Gomes Miranda
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Diogo Pires Miranda
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Evangelina Nelas
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Miquelina Barros
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Paulo Jorge Gonçalves
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António Semedo Moreno
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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Pedro Costa
Writers: Pedro Costa
Languages: Portuguese
Countries: Portugal, Germany, Switzerland

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 171 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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2 / 8

ERA

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25 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: Portugal, Germany, Switzerland.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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

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5 / 8

WORLD

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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8 / 8

CAST

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Vanda Duarte and Lena Duarte and Manuel Gomes Miranda carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Pedro Costa directs. Pedro Costa behind the camera. Dominique Auvray cuts. A long sit — settle in. Produced in Portugal, Germany, Switzerland. Dialogue in Portuguese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 171 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
225 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3International production across 3 countries: Portugal, Germany, Switzerland.
4Part of the "The Fontainhas Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
6Directed by Pedro Costa, shot by Pedro Costa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Editor Dominique Auvray shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Vanda Duarte and Lena Duarte and Manuel Gomes Miranda carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt0139500 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 57 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.