Lines of Wellington
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| Directed by | Valeria Sarmiento |
| Produced by | Paulo Branco |
| Written by | Carlos Saboga |
| Starring |
Nuno Lopes Soraia Chaves Marisa Paredes John Malkovich Carloto Cotta |
| Music by | Jorge Arriagada |
| Cinematography | André Szankowski |
| Edited by |
Valeria Sarmiento Luca Alverdi |
Production company |
Alfama Films |
Release dates |
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Running time | 151 minutes |
| Country |
Portugal France |
| Language |
Portuguese French English |
Lines of Wellington (Portuguese: Linhas de Wellington) is a 2012 Franco-Portuguese epic war film and television series prepared by Chilean director Raúl Ruiz and completed by his widow Valeria Sarmiento. Its title refers to the historical Lines of Torres Vedras.
The film was in competition for the Golden Lion at the 69th Venice International Film Festival.[1] It was also shown at the 2012 San Sebastián International Film Festival,[2] the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival[3] and the 2012 New York Film Festival.[4] The film was selected as the Portuguese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards,[5] but it was not nominated.
Plot
An epic set in the time starting with the Battle of Bussaco till the retreat of French Marshal Masséna from the Lines of Torres Vedras constructed by the order of the Duke of Wellington in the Peninsular War (1810).
Cast
- John Malkovich - Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
- Soraia Chaves - Martírio
- Vincent Pérez - Lévêque
- Marisa Paredes - Dona Filipa
- Melvil Poupaud - Massena
- Mathieu Amalric - Barão Marbot
- Elsa Zylberstein - Sister Cordélia
- Ricardo Pereira
- Carloto Cotta - Pedro de Alencar
- Nuno Lopes - Francisco Xavier
- Jemima West - Maureen
- Catherine Deneuve - Severina
- Isabelle Huppert - Cosima Pia
- Malik Zidi - Octave Ségur
- Chiara Mastroianni - Hussardo
- Michel Piccoli - Leópold Scheitzer
- Victoria Guerra - Clarissa
- Maria João Bastos - Maria de Jesus
- Marcello Urgeghe - Jonathan Foster
- José Afonso Pimentel - Zé Maria
See also
- List of submissions to the 86th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Portuguese submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
- ↑ "Venezia 69". labiennale.org. Retrieved 2012-07-28.
- ↑ "Zabaltegi Specials". sansebastianfestival.com. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
- ↑ "Programmer's Note". tiff.net. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
- ↑ "2012 New York Film Festival Line-Up Announced". collider.com. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
- ↑ "Melhor Film Português aos Oscars". Academia Portuguesa de Cinema. Retrieved 2013-09-13.
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