Past and Present
This is an intriguing avant-garde look at what motivates the leisurely classes in Portugal, for better or worse, by director Manoel de Oliveira. Set in a spacious country home peopled with a wide-ranging cast of characters, the drama begins as the friends of a widow come to console her on the loss of her husband. But at one point, the widow goes upstairs, encounters her husband, and is faced with his accusations about the past. This event and others provide the means of revealing the petty, self-serving, egocentric, and romantic pursuits of the melange of people in the house. - Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
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Cast
Maria de Saisset
Vanda, a widow
Manuela de Freitas
Noémia
Bárbara Vieira
Angélica
Alberto Inácio
Ricardo
Pedro Pinheiro
Firmino
António Machado
Maurício
João Bénard da Costa
Honório
José Martinho
Fernando
Alberto Branco
Doctor
Agostinho Alves
António Beringela
Carlos de Sousa
Pedro Efe
Cândido Lacerda
