La Religieuse portugaise (2009)
Directed by Eugène Green

Drama
aka: The Portuguese Nun

Film Synopsis

Julie de Hauranne is a young French actress who, despite having been taught Portuguese by her mother, has never set foot in Portugal.  Then, one day, she arrives in Lisbon to make a film inspired by Guilleragues' Portuguese Letters.  She becomes fascinated by the people she meets, including a nun who prays every night in a hilltop chapel.   During her stay in Portugal, Julie begins to make some sense of her life and sees her future more clearly...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Eugène Green
  • Script: Eugène Green
  • Cinematographer: Raphaël O'Byrne
  • Cast: Leonor Baldaque (Julie de Hauranne), Francisco Mozos (Vasco), Diogo Dória (D. Henrique Cunha), Ana Moreira (Irma Joana), Eugène Green (Denis Verde), Adrien Michaux (Martin Dautand), Beatriz Batarda (Madalena), Carloto Cotta (D. Sebastião), Camané (Um fadista), Aldina Duarte (Uma fadista), José Manuel Neto (Guitarra portuguesa), Carlos Manuel Proença (Viola), Miguel Ramos (Viola), Paulo Paz (Contrabaixa), Manuel Mozos (Receptionista), Márcia Breia (Sacristá), Susana Queiroga (Maquilhadora), Paulo Miranda (Chefe maquinista), Bruno Lourenço (Assistente de Denis), Raphaël O'Byrne (Equipa de filmagens no filme: Director de fotografia)
  • Country: Portugal / France
  • Language: Portuguese / French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 127 min
  • Aka: The Portuguese Nun ; A Religiosa Portuguesa

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