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.
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The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis Cast
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Character |
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Victória Guerra
She was 35, now 35 years old
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as Marcenda |
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Catarina Wallenstein
She was 38, now 38 years old
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as Lídia |
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André Gomes
He was 31, now 31 years old
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Ricardo Aibéo
He was 51, now 51 years old
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Chico Díaz
He was 65, now 65 years old
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as Ricardo Reis |
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Márcia Breia
She was 80, now 80 years old
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Marcello Urgeghe
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Gustavo Vargas
He was 69, now 69 years old
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as Rámon |
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Luís Lucas
He was 72, now 72 years old
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Rui Morrison
He was 76, now 76 years old
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as Dr. Sampaio |
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Cláudio da Silva
He was 35, now 35 years old
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The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis Crew
| Name |
Department |
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João Botelho as Director. He was 75 (now 75) years old
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Directing |
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João Botelho as Screenplay. He was 75 (now 75) years old
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Writing |
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José Saramago as Novel. He was 102 (87) years old when He died
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Writing |
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António Pinhão Botelho as First Assistant Director. |
Directing |
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João Braz as Editor. He was 112 (81) years old when He died
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Editing |
