True and Tender is the North (2008)
Overview
Adaptation of a 1987 novel by Agustina Bessa Luis, a multi-generation exploration of a wealthy family with a mysterious past and a house on the island of Madeira.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | pt |
| Popularity | 1.582 |
Directed By
João Botelho
Crew
João Botelho
João Ribeiro
Catarina Amaro
Agustina Bessa-Luís
José Álvaro Morais
António da Cunha Telles
João Braz
João Botelho
Pandora da Cunha Telles
Catarina Amaro
Silvia Grabowski
TOP CAST
Ana Moreira
Sissi / Rosalina / Emília de Sousa / Águeda / Rosamunde
Ricardo Aibéo
João Sanha
Rogério Samora
João de Barros
Maya Booth
Dozy
Margarida Vila-Nova
Leopoldina - 26 anos
Custódia Gallego
Leopoldina - 47 anos
Rita Blanco
D. Antónia
Marcello Urgeghe
Tristão
Paulo Filipe
Director de Cena
Laura Soveral
D. Matilde
Diana Costa e Silva
Alice / 30 anos
Filipe Vargas
Emídio
Miguel Monteiro
Conde de Carvalhal
Rui Morisson
Médico
Virgílio Castelo
Almeida Garrett
Maria João Pinho
Olímpia
Graciano Dias
Francisco
Joana Botelho
Sissi's Handmaid
Patricia Adão Marques
Nichette
Carlos Saltão
Theatre Audience (uncredited)
Alicia Grabowski
Sissi's Handmaid
João Ricardo
Gaspar de Barros
Solange Santos
Criada da Corte do Norte
Lígia Roque
Margô
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