Voyage to the Beginning of the World
| Voyage to the Beginning of the World | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Manoel de Oliveira |
| Produced by | Paulo Branco |
| Written by |
Jacques Parsi Manoel de Oliveira |
| Starring | Marcello Mastroianni |
| Cinematography | Renato Berta |
| Edited by | Valérie Loiseleux |
Release dates |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country |
France Portugal |
| Language |
French Portuguese |
Voyage to the Beginning of the World (Portuguese: Viagem ao Princípio do Mundo, French: Voyage au début du monde) is a 1997 Portuguese-French drama film directed by Manoel de Oliveira and starring Marcello Mastroianni.[1] It was Mastroianni's final film.
Plot
French actor Alfonso visits the Portuguese village where his father once left. He is accompagnied by the film director Manoel who hereby returns to the places of his childhood. Together with two other actors who serve as translators they make it to the remote village and meet the estranged kin.
Cast
- Marcello Mastroianni - Manoel
- Jean-Yves Gautier - Afonso
- Leonor Silveira - Judite
- Diogo Dória - Duarte
- Isabel de Castro - Maria Afonso
- Cécile Sanz de Alba - Christina
- José Pinto - José Afonso
- Adelaide Teixeira - Woman
- Isabel Ruth - Olga
- Manoel de Oliveira - Driver
- José Maria Vaz da Silva - Assistant
- Fernando Bento - Man 1
- Mário Moutinho - Man 2
- Jorge Mota - Man 3
- Sara Alves - Girl
- Helder Esteves - Boy
Accolades
The film was screened out of competition at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival where it won the FIPRESCI Prize.[2]
References
- ↑ Holden, Stephen. "NY Times: Voyage to the Beginning of the World". NY Times.com. Retrieved 2009-04-02.
- ↑ "Festival de Cannes: Voyage to the Beginning of the World". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-09-27.