Mesmerized by the songs of Peroguarda villagers in southern Portugal’s Alentejo region, young Portuguese modern poet Antonio Reis, Corsican researcher of Portuguese folk music Michel Giacometti, and film director Paulo Rocha visited the village one after another in the late 1950s. This work refreshes the soul and flows with songs and poetry seeped in sadness, as well as the atmosphere of the quiet sea and village, fields adorned with vibrant red flowers, and roads traveled by Reis and the others, while interspersing images from Paulo Rocha’s films.
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Paulo Rocha
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Sérgio Godinho
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Joaquim Pinto
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Paulo Trancoso
Pierre-Marie Goulet
José Mário Branco
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Mighela Cesari
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Bruno Flament
Manuel António Pina
Francis Bonfanti
Pierre-Marie Goulet Director · Bruno Flament Cinematographer
First release July 7, 2006 · Produced in Portugal · Production Costa do Castelo Filmes
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Athanor
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Costa do Castelo Filmes
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Portugal
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Portuguese
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Portuguese
Release dates
France · July 7, 2006
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Portugal
July 7, 2006 · Physical
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