José Caeiro, a Portuguese intellectual exiled in Paris (a sort of alter ego of director António-Pedro Vasconcelos) is writing a book and, when published, its cover is shown in a bookshop: the stylized logo in red "nrf" of the "Nouvelle Revue Française" can be seen under the title, Monologues d'éxilé. The fake book cover justifies a thank you to Gallimard, in the end credits.
Fake book cover of the book written by José Caeiro, the Narrator's alter ego in the film.
Two newspaper covers are shown prominently with headlines that made history. L'Express (Paris) of August 12, 1974, shouting that "Nixon chassé par l'Amérique"; and Jornal Novo (Lisbon) of August 8, 1975, dedicating page 1 to "Documento dos nove", the public split in the Portuguese military coup in favor of a moderate line.
The film is dedicated "ao Jorge, à Irene e ao Carlos".
The film's Prologue is preceded by a verse quote: "Porque é preciso pagar, e caro, a vida" [because you must pay, and pay dearly, for Life] from the poem "Trinta e Nove Anos" by António Osório de Castro.
Final film of Karen Blanguernon.