Word and Utopia
6.4
The story of Father Antonio Vieira, a 17th-century Portuguese priest who lived in Brazil and worked for better treatment of the Indians and to abolish slavery.
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Cast
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Lima Duarte
Padre António Vieira (old)
Known for
O Auto da Compadecida
India: A Love Story
Luís Miguel Cintra
Padre António Vieira (middle age)
Known for
The Strange Case of Angelica
The Dancer Upstairs
Paulo Branco
Manoel de Oliveira
Also in
Doomed Love
Christopher Columbus, The Enigma
Renato Berta
Also in
Les avatars de la mort d’Empédocle
Defense of the Time
Ricardo Trêpa
Padre António Vieira (young)
Known for
The Strange Case of Angelica
Henri Maïkoff
Nuno Martins
Leonor Silveira
Queen Christina
Known for
The Strange Case of Angelica
Valérie Loiseleux
Roberto Tibiriçá
Renato De Carmine
Padre Jeronimo Cattaneo
Known for
Angelique and the Sultan
Caltiki, the Immortal Monster
Manoel de Oliveira Director · Renato Berta Cinematographer Valérie Loiseleux Editor
Worldwide gross $28K · First release August 31, 2000 · Produced in Spain, Italy, France, Brazil, Portugal
Box office
Worldwide gross
$28,000
Production
Plateau Productions
Production
Gemini Films
Production · Distribution
Madragoa Filmes
Production
Wanda Films
Production
Spain · Italy · France · Brazil · Portugal
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Languages
Original title
Palavra e Utopia
Original language
Portuguese
Spoken on screen
Portuguese
Release dates
Italy · August 31, 2000
Venice Film Festival
Portugal · November 17, 2000
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Argentina
April 19, 2002 · Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema
Brazil
October 21, 2005 · São Paulo International Film Festival
France
January 17, 2001
Spain
March 21, 2003
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