72SSIFF - 20/28 September 2024
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A metamorfose dos Pássaros / The Metamorphosis of Birds

Catarina Vasconcelos
Portugal      91 m.
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Beatriz married Henrique on the day of her 21st birthday. Henrique, a naval officer, would spend long periods at sea. Ashore, Beatriz, who learned everything from the verticality of plants, took great care of the roots of their six children. The oldest son, Jacinto (Hyacinth), my father, dreamed he could be a bird. One day, suddenly, Beatriz died. My mom didn't die suddenly, but she too died when I was 17 years-old. On that day, me and my father met in the loss of our mothers and our relationship was no longer just that of father and daughter.

Director
Catarina Vasconcelos
Screenplay
Catarina Vasconcelos
Production
Primeira Idade (Portugal)
Pedro Fernandes Duarte
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Portugal Film - Portuguese Film Agency (Portugal)
Photography
Paulo Menezes
Edition
Francisco Moreira
Music
Madalena Palmeirim
Cast
Manuel Rosa, João Móra, Ana Vasconcelos, Henrique Vasconcelos, Inês Melo Campos, José Manuel Mendes, João Pedro Mamede, Cláudia Varejão, Henrique Serpa de Vasconcelos Serpa de Vasconcelos, Catarina Vasconcelos
Format
DCP FOLLOWING DCI
Running Time
91 m.
Country
Portugal
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