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A photographer is asked by hotel owners to take portraits of their recently deceased daughter.A photographer is asked by hotel owners to take portraits of their recently deceased daughter.A photographer is asked by hotel owners to take portraits of their recently deceased daughter.
- Awards
- 1 win & 3 nominations
Maria Luísa Maia Pinto
- 2ª Senhora
- (as Maria Luisa Maia Pinto)
Sónia Botelho
- Amiga Angélica 4
- (as Sónia Botelho da Silva)
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- Writer
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- TriviaThe director came up with the idea for the movie 60 years ago, when he witnessed a similar scenario, to the point that the real dead woman was named Angélica.
- GoofsIsaac does photographic darkroom work in an undarkened room.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Estrenos Críticos: (Piloto) Bestezuelas, Piratas del Caribe 4... (2011)
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A ghost story - sort of
I was informed before the showing that Director Manoel de Oliviera was over 100 years old when he directed this film. So I took that into consideration. That may be one of the reasons I did not walk out half way through the screening.
However, in retrospect, this is not a bad film, but one that is very personal (for the director) to the extent it may not connect with everyone. Many inserts to the film (e.g. the labourers in the field) may have no bearing to the story but they were there. And an average Joe like me couldn't understand the reason why they were there. Metaphor, poetry, or scenery diversion may be the reasons but I could not tell.
In a sense it is a story about a young photographer losing his mind, and eventually his health, as a result of the escalating obsession following an encounter with a beautiful, dead woman. That I can relate to. But the story could definitely be told in a more lively, and less arty fashion to appeal to a larger audience.
However, in retrospect, this is not a bad film, but one that is very personal (for the director) to the extent it may not connect with everyone. Many inserts to the film (e.g. the labourers in the field) may have no bearing to the story but they were there. And an average Joe like me couldn't understand the reason why they were there. Metaphor, poetry, or scenery diversion may be the reasons but I could not tell.
In a sense it is a story about a young photographer losing his mind, and eventually his health, as a result of the escalating obsession following an encounter with a beautiful, dead woman. That I can relate to. But the story could definitely be told in a more lively, and less arty fashion to appeal to a larger audience.
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- ronchow
- Dec 2, 2012
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- Also known as
- El extraño caso de Angélica
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- Budget
- €2,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $50,135
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $7,499
- Jan 2, 2011
- Gross worldwide
- $160,876
- Runtime1 hour 37 minutes
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- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
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