Drama ·History · France · 2007 · 1h 15m

Christopher Columbus, The Enigma

Cristóvão Colombo - O Enigma

Director

Cast

Ricardo Trêpa as Manuel Luciano (1946-60) Leonor Baldaque as Sílvia (1957-60) Manoel de Oliveira as Manuel Luciano (2007) Maria Isabel de Oliveira as Sílvia (2007) Leonor Silveira as Mãe Luis Miguel Cintra as Diretor Museu Porto Santo

Crew

Sabine Lancelin — Director of Photography Valérie Loiseleux — Editor Manoel de Oliveira — Screenplay François d'Artemare — Producer Maria João Mayer — Producer Adelaide Maria Trêpa — Costume Design

Tagline

Life is the journey, life is the enigma...

Synopsis

A true story of a doctor and his wife who went on a journey in order to prove that discoverer Christopher Columbus was in fact Portuguese. Inspired by the book "Cristóvão Colon Era Português".

Key Collaborators

Manoel de Oliveira Director Sabine Lancelin Director of Photography Valérie Loiseleux Editor Manoel de Oliveira Screenplay François d'Artemare Producer Maria João Mayer Producer Adelaide Maria Trêpa Costume Design

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