Past and Present (O Passado e o Presente) 52 years old

This is an intriguing avant-garde look at what motivates the leisurely classes in Portugal, for better or worse, by director Manoel de Oliveira. Set in a spacious country home peopled with a wide-ranging cast of characters, the drama begins as the friends of a widow come to console her on the loss of her husband. But at one point, the widow goes upstairs, encounters her husband, and is faced with his accusations about the past. This event and others provide the means of revealing the petty, self-serving, egocentric, and romantic pursuits of the melange of people in the house. - Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi

Credits

Past and Present Cast

Name	Character
Manuela de Freitas She was 31, now 84 years old	as Noémia

Past and Present Crew

Name	Department
Acácio de Almeida as Director of Photography. He was 33 (now 86) years old	Camera