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.
Directed by
João Botelho
Márcia Breia
Vizinha 1
Victoria Guerra
Marcenda
Pedro Lacerda
Orador
Gustavo Vargas
Rámon
José Martins
Velho 2
Rui Morisson
Dr. Sampaio
Dinarte Branco
Colega Dirigente
Marcello Urgeghe
Doctor
Chico Diaz
Ricardo Reis
Luís Lucas
Velho 1
Luísa Cruz
Vizinha 2
Dinis Gomes
Motorista
Cláudio da Silva
Polícia
Catarina Wallenstein
Lídia
Ricardo Aibéo
Dirigente Sindical
André Gomes
Director-Adjunto
Luís Lima Barreto
Fernando Pessoa
Paulo Filipe
António Lopes Ribeiro
Carolina Serrão
Filha
Hugo Mestre Amaro
Gerente Salvador
Alexandra Rosa
Viúva
Bruno Ferreira
Voz da Rádio (voice)
João Barbosa
Victor
Solange Santos
Carlota
Rafael Fonseca
Bagageiro
Hugo Silva
Empregado Martinho
Francisco Tavares
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