Summary
This is the story of a young couple, Roger and Eleanor, who celebrate
ten years of marriage by inviting friends to a garden party at their
beautiful house in Ponta Delgada, Azores. Among the guests there are
two special friends, Irene, a famous Greek actress and Michel, a bon
vivant Don Juan who soon manages to seduce Leonor. Five years
later, Michel and Irene return to the Azores to the home of Roger and
Eleanor for a dinner for four. The game of seduction that began five
years ago between Leonor and Michel is soon resumed, with Roger
apparently unconcerned...
© Luis Santos (Lisbon, Portugal)
© Luis Santos (Lisbon, Portugal)
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Credits
- Director: Manoel de Oliveira
- Script: Manoel de Oliveira, Agustina Bessa-Luís, Jacques Parsi
- Photo: Renato Berta
- Cast: Michel Piccoli (Michel), Irene Papas (Irene), Leonor Silveira (Leonor), Rogério Samora (Rogério), Sofia Alves (Rapariga)
- Country: Portugal / France
- Language: Portuguese / French
- Runtime: 95 min
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