
1998 · Manoel de Oliveira · 110 min
Life is a mystery that solves everything in the end.
An anthology film drama featuring a poetic mirror structure based on existential identity. In "The Immortals," adapted from a Helder Prista Monteiro play, two famous doctors, an 80-year-old father, and his 60-year-old son, contemplate senility and death. "Suzy," from an Antonio Patricio story, is set in the '30s when a young courtesan dies on the operating table. "Mother of the River" is from an Agustina Bessa-Luis fable about eternal life.
Luís Miguel CintraSon
José PintoFather
Isabel RuthMarta
Leonor SilveiraSuzy
Diogo DóriaHim
Rita BlancoGabiDavid CardosoThe Friend
Leonor BaldaqueFisalina
Ricardo TrêpaBoyfriend
Irene PapasMotherLeonor AraújoGirl
Afonso AraújoBoyFernando BentoFisalina's Father
João Costa MenezesGuest
Adelaide TeixeiraStepmother