Documentary ·History · Portugal · 2010 · 1h 5m

Lusitanian Illusion

Fantasia Lusitana

Lusitanian Illusion poster
Director
João Canijo
Cast
António de Oliveira Salazar as Self (archive footage) Américo Tomás as Self - President of the Republic (archive footage) Hanna Schygulla as Erika Mann (voice) Rüdiger Vogler as Alfred Döblin (voice) Christian Patey as Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (voice) Annabella as Self (archive footage)
Crew
João Braz — Editor João Canijo — Writer João Trabulo — Producer
Synopsis

Images and sounds expose the duality of Portugal during the days of WW2: a peaceful, god-loving, rural country, providing an escape route for over one hundred thousand European refugees to the Americas; and a political and cultural elite that disguised their Nazi inclinations just enough to play its neutral role in international politics.

Mood & Themes
naziportugalworld war iineutral
Key Collaborators
João Canijo Director João Braz Editor João Canijo Writer João Trabulo Producer
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