Italy / Aug 28, 1980 / Venice Film Festival
Oxalá (1981)
Directed by António-Pedro Vasconcelos
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2h 11min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
A man exiled in Paris makes various trips to Portugal after the Carnation Revolution. Each trip is represented by a woman.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Teresa Madruga | Tina |
| Adelaide João | Janitor |
| Manuel Sande e Castro | Filipe |
| Pedro Guimarães | Francisco |
| Graça Leitão | Alice |
| João Bénard da Costa | Artur (as João Pedro Bénard da Costa) |
| Arlette de Almeida | Conceição |
| Odete Teixeira | Maria (Maid) |
| Rui Azevedo Avelar | Zé Maria |
| Rui Azevedo Avelar | Zé Maria |
| Ana Cardoso | Patrícia |
| Joaquim Veríssimo | Joaquim |
| Pedro Efe | Soldier |
| João Melo | Receptionist |
| Pedro Melo | Twin |
| Miguel Melo | Twin |
| Lina Morgado | Fernanda |
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| Emile Boisset | Café (Paris) |
| Jacqueline Bourguignon | Café (Paris) |
| Manuel Guanilho | Inspector |
| Camacho Costa | Homem (uncredited) |
| António-Pedro Vasconcelos | Narrator (uncredited) |
| Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Oxalá |
| Original language | Português (PT) |
| Spoken languages | Français, Português |
| Production countries | Portugal, France |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | V.O. Filmes, Filmes Castello Lopes, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Nacional Filmes, Scope 4, Bom-Bokas, Sociedade Central Cervejas e Bebidas, G.E.R. (Grupo de Estudos e Realizações), Instituto Português de Cinema (IPC) |
| Release date | 8 maggio 1981 |
| Production | Paulo Branco, José Luís Vasconcelos |
| Writer | António-Pedro Vasconcelos |
| Editing | Leonor Guterres |
| Cinematography | João Rocha |
| Assistant directors | João Pedro Bénard, Leandro Ferreira, Albano Silva Pereira, António-Pedro Vasconcelos |
| Camera operators | João Rocha |
| Additional photography | João Rocha |
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Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
Portugal / May 08, 1981 / M/12
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