Portugal / Oct 02, 1986 / Cinemateca Portuguesa
2h 17min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Laura Rossellini, a widow from Rome, vacations on the Algarve coast one hot summer. One day while sunbathing, she finds a wounded man named Robert drifting in the surf on a rubber raft. She takes him home, and, after he is revived, learns his story. As they talk, their mutual attraction grows, until a group of armed men suddenly arrive looking for Robert.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Frederick Ooms | 2nd Terrorist |
| Haddy Moss | Head Terrorist |
| Gerd Volkmar | 1st Terrorist |
| João César Monteiro | Stavroguine |
| Conceição Guerra | Senhora Amélia |
Genres
DramaRomance
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | À Flor do Mar |
| Original language | Português (PT) |
| Spoken languages | English, Français, Deutsch, Italiano, Português |
| Production countries | Portugal |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Instituto Português de Cinema (IPC), Monteiro & Gil, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian |
| Release date | 24 luglio 2013 |
| Production | João César Monteiro |
| Writer | João César Monteiro |
| Editing | Manuela Viegas, Marina Carvalho, Leonor Guterres |
| Cinematography | Acácio de Almeida, Vasco Sequeira, João Gaspar, José António Loureiro |
| Assistant directors | Pedro Ruivo, João César Monteiro, Fernando Vendrell |
| Lighting | Rafael de Sousa, Jorge Caldas |
| Camera operators | Vasco Sequeira, João Gaspar, José António Loureiro, Acácio de Almeida |
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| Additional photography | Vasco Sequeira, João Gaspar, José António Loureiro, Acácio de Almeida |
| Production design | Pedro Costa, Teresa Mota, Vera Pinto |
| Art direction | Pedro Costa, Teresa Mota, Vera Pinto |
| Set decoration | Pedro Costa, Teresa Mota, Vera Pinto |
| Music | Vasco Pimentel, Joaquim Pinto, Jean-François Auger, Jérôme Lévy |
| Sound | Vasco Pimentel, Joaquim Pinto, Jean-François Auger, Jérôme Lévy |
| Costume design | Marina Meireles, Ana Lorena |
| Makeup | Ana Lorena, Marina Meireles |
| Hairstyling | Marina Meireles, Ana Lorena |
Release dates
Premiere
Greece / Nov 27, 2003 / Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Limited release
Portugal / Jul 24, 2013 / Cinemateca Portuguesa
TV
Portugal / Mar 19, 1991 / TV premiere
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