Movie Description
Longe da Vista
(1999)Overview
In order to make some much-needed cash for himself, 65-year-old Portuguese prison inmate Eugenio impersonates a young woman and begins a romantic correspondence with a lonely Portuguese truck-driver living in Boston, convincing him that her tragic life has culminated in financial dire straits so he will send money. At first Eugenio's sister Idalina assists him in creating the character of Maria da Luz. Touched by her sweetness and apparent loving nature, the trucker willingly sends her money. When Idalina starts fearing they will be caught, she backs out of her arrangement with Eugenio who then convinces his young cellmate Vasco to help write the letters and even sends a picture of himself at age seven to "prove" that Maria has a young son. As prison life exacts an increasingly heavy toll upon Eugenio's health, his feminine alter-ego helps sustain him.
Featured Crew
- Director : João Mário Grilo
- Producer : Paulo Branco
- Editor : Jean Dubreuil
- Cast : Canto e Castro,Francisco Nascimento,Henrique Viana,Zita Duarte,Rita Blanco,Rogério Samora,José Mora Ramos,Heitor Lourenço,José Pinto,Fernando Heitor,Catarina Furtado,Paulo Oom,Filipe Cochofel,Mário Moutinho,António Calvário,Nelson Traquina,Luís Lucas,Miguel Hurst,Luís Alberto,Natália Luiza
Cast
Eugénio
Vasco
Abel
Idalina
Rute
Warden
Chief Guard
Guard #1
Barbas
Paramedic
Visitor
Porter
Young Prisoner
Paramedic 1
Doctor
Prisoner in Hospital
Prisioneiro
Juíza
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Facts
Original TitleLonge da Vista
Status Released
Release Information
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1999-04-02
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 01h 22m
Production CompaniesMadragoa Filmes
Genres
- Drama