Cast
Laura Soveral João Guedes Zita Duarte Ruy Furtado Carlos Ferreiro Adriano Reys
Credits
Written by: 
Fernando Lopes Carlos de Oliveira
Music: Manuel Jorge Veloso
Plot
In a Portuguese provincial town in the 1950s, an unhappy marriage and class pressures between a landowner and his wife lead to a tragic end, based on Carlos de Oliveira's novel.
Sinekatalog’s take
A cold, precise and tragic adaptation.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.6 / 10 (302 votes)
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