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Bookmark this pageTrês Palmeiras (1994)
Director: João Botelho
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
Botelho's typically exquisite feature is a bizarre compendium of seemingly unrelated stories, told (mostly) by a man to his heavily pregnant wife, and taking place in Lisbon over a period of eight hours. Some of it is very sombre, though there are lovely irruptions of comedy and surreal fantasy. Tying it all together is the writer/director's assured control of mood, sensitive use of music, and the superbly elegant images. It's too experimental a narrative exercise to be to everyone's taste, but recommended to fans of Hard Times and A Portuguese Goodbye.Author: GA
Cast & crew
Director: João Botelho
Producer: Paulo Branco
Cast: Teresa Roby, Pedro Hestnes, Isabel de Castro, Rita Lopes Alves full cast
Duration: 68 mins
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