Comedy · Portugal · 1954 · 1h 30m

O Costa d'África

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Director
João Mendes
Cast
Vasco Santana as Costa, Amadeu's uncle Costinha as Dr. Carneiro da Silveira Laura Alves as Beatriz Erico Braga as Baron of Espinhosel Francisco Ribeiro as Roberto Teresa Gomes as Lady with the Phone
Crew
João Mendes — Editor Maria Beatriz — Editor Vasco Santana — Screenplay Henrique Santana — Screenplay Joaquín Dicenta — Novel Antonio Paso — Novel
Synopsis

Costa is travelling from Africa to London, and wishes very much to his nephew Amadeu, and see by himself how well he has been invested large sums of money he is been sending him. Amadeu 'borrows' for 24 hours a wife, a villa, a car, and a servant - for he has been lies to his uncle all the time. All goes well. But, Costa decides to prolong his stay for two weeks...

Mood & Themes
empirecapitalismportugallisbon, portugalunclemoneyblack and whitefamilycolonialismvintage
Key Collaborators
João Mendes Director João Mendes Editor Maria Beatriz Editor Vasco Santana Screenplay Henrique Santana Screenplay Joaquín Dicenta Novel Antonio Paso Novel Ricardo Malheiro Producer Felipe de Solms Producer João Mendes Production Design
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