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Voyage to the Beginning of the World

Voyage to the Beginning of the World

1997•1h 35m•6.6/10
Drama

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6.6/10(17)

Manoel is an aging film director who travels with the film crew through Portugal in search of the origins of Afonso, a famous French actor whose father emigrated from Portugal to France and in process remembers his own youth.

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Production

Gemini Films, Madragoa Filmes

Language

PT

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Marcello Mastroianni

Marcello Mastroianni

Manoel

Jean-Yves Gautier

Jean-Yves Gautier

Afonso

Leonor Silveira

Leonor Silveira

Judite

Diogo Dória

Diogo Dória

Duarte

Isabel de Castro

Isabel de Castro

Maria Afonso

Cécile Sanz de Alba

Cristina

José Pinto

José Pinto

José Afonso

Adelaide Teixeira

Adelaide Teixeira

Senhora

Isabel Ruth

Isabel Ruth

Olga

Manoel de Oliveira

Manoel de Oliveira

Driver

José Maria Vaz da Silva

Assistente

Fernando Bento

Homem 1

Mário Moutinho

Mário Moutinho

Homem 2

Jorge Mota

Jorge Mota

Homem 3

Sara Alves

Menina

Helder Esteves

Menino

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