The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis (O Ano da Morte de Ricardo Reis) 3 years old

The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis

Fernando Pessoa, one of the greatest writers in Portuguese, created an immense parallel world and several heteronyms so as to endure the loneliness of genius. José Saramago, 1998 Nobel Laureate in Literature, has a heteronym, Ricardo Reis, return to Portugal after a 16-year exile in Brazil. 1936 is a perilous year with Mussolini’s fascism, Hitler’s Nazism, Spain’s Civil War and Salazar’s New State in Portugal. And Fernando Pessoa meets his creation, Reis. Two women, Lídia and Marcenda, are Reis’ carnal and impossible passions. “Life and Death as one” allows for literature and cinema.

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The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis Cast

Name Character
Victória Guerra She was 34, now 34 years old as Marcenda
Catarina Wallenstein She was 37, now 37 years old as Lídia
André Gomes He was 30, now 30 years old
Ricardo Aibéo He was 51, now 51 years old
Chico Díaz He was 65, now 65 years old as Ricardo Reis
Márcia Breia She was 79, now 79 years old
Marcello Urgeghe
Gustavo Vargas He was 69, now 69 years old as Rámon
Luís Lucas He was 71, now 71 years old
Rui Morrison He was 75, now 75 years old as Dr. Sampaio
Cláudio da Silva He was 34, now 34 years old

The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis Crew

Name Department
João Botelho as Director. He was 74 (now 74) years old Directing
João Botelho as Screenplay. He was 74 (now 74) years old Writing
José Saramago as Novel. He was 101 (87) years old when He died Writing
António Pinhão Botelho as First Assistant Director. Directing
João Braz as Editor. He was 112 (81) years old when He died Editing
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The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis (3 years)

  • Release day: Thursday, October 01, 2020
  • Runtime: 129 minutes