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The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis

52% | Oct 01, 2020 | Drama

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.

Featured Crew

Armando Chouriço
Generator Operator
Carlos Gago
Hair Designer

Cast

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Chico Diaz
Ricardo Reis
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Luís Lima Barreto
Fernando Pessoa
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Dinarte Branco
Colega Dirigente

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