Silvestre

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Silvestre

1982

1h 53m

6.6(14 votes)

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A bewitching combinatory adaptation of the Bluebeard tale and a 15th century Portuguese fable of a damsel who disguises herself as a knight errant.

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15 members

Acting

Maria de Medeiros

Sílvia / Silvestre

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Teresa Madruga

Susana

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Luís Miguel Cintra

Pilgrim / Knight / D. Raimundo

Directing

Jorge Silva Melo

D. Paio

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João Guedes

D. Rodrigo

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Xosé Maria Straviz

Alferes (lieutenant)

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Ruy Furtado

Matias

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Raquel Maria

Marta

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Cucha Carvalheiro

Elsa

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Rogério Vieira

Mule-driver

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Afonso Vasconcelos

Hunchback

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Manuela de Freitas

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João Perry

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José Mário Branco

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Directing

João César Monteiro

King of Portugal

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