Silvestre
7.2
A bewitching combinatory adaptation of the Bluebeard tale and a 15th century Portuguese fable of a damsel who disguises herself as a knight errant.
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Cast
16 people
Maria de Medeiros
Sílvia / Silvestre
Known for
Pulp Fiction
Henry & June
Teresa Madruga
Susana
Known for
Tabu
Imagine
Luís Miguel Cintra
Pilgrim / Knight / D. Raimundo
Known for
The Strange Case of Angelica
The Dancer Upstairs
Jorge Silva Melo
D. Paio
Also in
The Conversation Is Over
Island of Loves
João Guedes
D. Rodrigo
Also in
A Bee in the Rain
Change of Life
Xosé Maria Straviz
Alferes (Lieutenant)
No other roles listed
Ruy Furtado
Matias
Also in
The Green Years
Doomed Love
Raquel Maria
Marta
Also in
Fábrica das Anedotas
Bons Vizinhos
Cucha Carvalheiro
Elsa
Also in
Olhos de Água
Chiquititas
Rogério Vieira
Mule-Driver
Also in
The Cannibals
The Conversation Is Over
Afonso Vasconcelos
Hunchback
Manuela de Freitas
Narrator (voice)
Also in
Recollections of the Yellow House
Fragments of an Alms-Film
João César Monteiro Director · Acácio de Almeida Cinematographer Manuela Viegas Editor
First release September 6, 1981 · Produced in Portugal
Production
V.O. Filmes
Production
Portugal
Produced in
Languages
Original language
Portuguese
Spoken on screen
Portuguese
Release dates
Italy · September 6, 1981
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
Portugal · May 6, 1982
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Brazil
October 18, 2026 · Premiere · São Paulo International Film Festival
Czechia
January 29, 2004 · Premiere · Febio Film Festival
France
September 23, 1992 · Theatrical
Italy
April 5, 2026 · TV · Rai 3 (Fuori Orario)
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