Drama · Portugal · 2005 · 33m

The Conquest of Faro

A Conquista de Faro

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Director
Rita Azevedo Gomes
Cast
Rafael Almeida as Lute Player Leonor Baldaque as Claudina / Donna Brites João Pedro Bénard as Recepcionist Maria Carré as Madame Dumond Rita Durão as Girl / Zara Manuel Cintra as Tourist
Crew
Acácio de Almeida — Director of Photography Edgar Feldman — Editor Rita Azevedo Gomes — Editor Agustina Bessa-Luís — Writer Paulo Rocha — Producer Roberta Chaves — Costume Design
Synopsis

Arriving in a hotel in the city of Faro, a couple learns there are no available tables left. When another couple agrees to share a table, they spark a conversation on the city’s history, unfolding the tales of King Afonso III, who betrays his wife, and of a Moorish woman, who betrays her father.

Mood & Themes
short film
Key Collaborators
Rita Azevedo Gomes Director Acácio de Almeida Director of Photography Edgar Feldman Editor Rita Azevedo Gomes Editor Agustina Bessa-Luís Writer Paulo Rocha Producer Roberta Chaves Costume Design Hugo Chaves Costume Design
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