The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis (2020)
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.
Directing:
Writing:
Stars:
- João Botelho
Writing:
- José Saramago
- João Botelho
Stars:
Release Date: 2020-10-01
5.2/10
5.2/10
- Country: PT
- Language: Português
- Runtime: 129
Marcenda
Ricardo Reis
Lídia
Fernando Pessoa
Colega Dirigente
Vizinha 1
Vizinha 2
Rámon
Velho 1
Dirigente Sindical
Doctor
Polícia
Orador
Motorista
Gerente Salvador
Director-Adjunto
Dr. Sampaio
Velho 2
António Lopes Ribeiro
Viúva
Filha
Voz da Rádio (voice)
