Country: Portugal
Year: 1963
Duration: 90'
Júlio, a provincial and shy young man, arrives in Lisbon to work as a shoemaker's apprentice in a basement located in Avenida de Roma, a modern neighbourhood of the city. He lives in a slum at the entrance to the city, with his uncle, a severe and cynical man who makes fun of his credulity. One of most frequent clients of the shoemaker's store is Ilda, a "modern" girl who works as a maid in a luxurious apartment in the same neighbourhood. Between these two young people an idyll is created, under uncle Raul's incredulous nose. Júlio doesn't adapt to life in the big city. He wants to marry Ilda as soon as possible. Surprised by this unexpected proposal, Ilda hesitates. Appalled, Júlio insists, Ilda runs away. Desperate, Júlio meets her in her luxurious apartment and kills her.
Cast
& Credits
Director: Paulo Rocha
Soggetto e sceneggiatura: Paulo Rocha, Nuno de Bragança.
Director of photography: Luc Mirot, Elso Roque.
Scenografia e costumi: Alda Cruz, Rafael Calado.
Music: Carlos Paredes.
Sound: Heliodoro Pires.
Editor: Margareta Mangs, Emília de Oliveira, Isabel Marques.
Cast and characters: Isabel Ruth (Ilda), Rui Gomes (Júlio), Paulo Renato (Afonso), Alberto Ghira, Cândida Lacerda (la proprietaria), Carlos José Teixeira (il proprietario), Harry Wheeland, Irene Dyne (la cugina), Ruy Furtado (Raúl), Manoel de Oliveira, Oscar Acúrcio, Carlos Alberto dos Santos, Raúl Dubini, Maria Helena, Joaquim António Mendes, Rui Castellar, Victor Dias, Carlos Jesus Afonso, Carlos Rodrigues, Elisa Maria, Henriqueta Domingues, Manuel Bento, Manuel Reis, Olga Campos.
Production company: António da Cunha Telles (Produções Cunha Telles), António Carvalho da Costa, Maria Teresa de Vasconcelos.
In Portogallo, il progetto 15x15 è stato sviluppato dal Festival Internacional de Curtas Metragens de Vila do Conde Auditorio Municipal, Praça da República, 4480 Vila do Conde, tel. +351-52-248469, e-mail isffviladoconde@mail.telepac.pt
Il film è stato scelto da Manoel de Oliveira.
Soggetto e sceneggiatura: Paulo Rocha, Nuno de Bragança.
Director of photography: Luc Mirot, Elso Roque.
Scenografia e costumi: Alda Cruz, Rafael Calado.
Music: Carlos Paredes.
Sound: Heliodoro Pires.
Editor: Margareta Mangs, Emília de Oliveira, Isabel Marques.
Cast and characters: Isabel Ruth (Ilda), Rui Gomes (Júlio), Paulo Renato (Afonso), Alberto Ghira, Cândida Lacerda (la proprietaria), Carlos José Teixeira (il proprietario), Harry Wheeland, Irene Dyne (la cugina), Ruy Furtado (Raúl), Manoel de Oliveira, Oscar Acúrcio, Carlos Alberto dos Santos, Raúl Dubini, Maria Helena, Joaquim António Mendes, Rui Castellar, Victor Dias, Carlos Jesus Afonso, Carlos Rodrigues, Elisa Maria, Henriqueta Domingues, Manuel Bento, Manuel Reis, Olga Campos.
Production company: António da Cunha Telles (Produções Cunha Telles), António Carvalho da Costa, Maria Teresa de Vasconcelos.
In Portogallo, il progetto 15x15 è stato sviluppato dal Festival Internacional de Curtas Metragens de Vila do Conde Auditorio Municipal, Praça da República, 4480 Vila do Conde, tel. +351-52-248469, e-mail isffviladoconde@mail.telepac.pt
Il film è stato scelto da Manoel de Oliveira.