CREDITS
Directed by:
Alberto Seixas Santos
WITH
Luís Santos - the father
Dalila Rocha - the mother
Isabel de Castro - the eldest daughter
Sofia de Carvalho - the youngest daughter
Constança Navarro - the grandmother
Cremilda Gil - the maid
Screenplay:
Alberto Seixas Santos, Luiza Neto Jorge,
Nuno Júdice
Dialogues:
Luiza Neto Jorge
Cinematography:
Acácio de Almeida
Set Design:
João Vieira
Music:
Jorge Peixinho
Editing:
Solveig Nordlund
Executive Producers:
Jorge Silva Melo, Henrique Espírito Santo
Production:
Tobis Portuguesa/CPC
SYNOPSIS
Scenes from the domestic life of a middle-class Portuguese family, alternating with newsreel footage of the rise, glory, and fall of Salazarism, constructing a parallel between the traditional head of the family and the dictator.
The conflicts and frustrations of the daughters, representing two different generations, are presented didactically through their relationships with their parents, grandmother, and the maid. All of this is articulated with musical interludes where, ultimately, the history of a family and the History of a country confront, complement, and blur into each other.
