A DAMA DE CHANDOR

Thirtyfive years after the integration within the Indian Union,and the liberation from Portuguese colonial rule, Goa still displays a remarkable co-existence of various cultures and religions in a society which, despite its recent decolonization, has remained inexplicably suspended in time. Aida,the Lady of Chandor, lives alone in a far off palace. This documentary tells her story,testifying to this woman's daily struggle to preserve,at all costs,the house where she lives: a living and tangible symbol of her almost lost identity. Time,in this house seems to pass by in an almost magical fashion.

Director: Catarina Mourão.
Director of photography: João Ribeiro.
Sound: Armanda Carvalho.
Editor: Catarina Mourão, Pedro Duarte.
Producer: Pedro C. Martins.
Production company: SP Filmes.