Magic Mirror (film)
2005 Portuguese film
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Magic Mirror (Portuguese: Espelho Mágico) is a 2005 Portuguese film directed by Manoel de Oliveira. It was shown in competition at the 2005 Venice Film Festival. It is based on a novel by Agustina Bessa-Luís.[1] The film was conceived as the second part of a trilogy that begun with the 2002 film The Uncertainty Principle.[2]
Directed byManoel de Oliveira
Written byManoel de Oliveira
Agustina Bessa-Luís (book)
Agustina Bessa-Luís (book)
Produced byMiguel Cadilhe
StarringLeonor Silveira
Ricardo Trêpa
Luís Miguel Cintra
Ricardo Trêpa
Luís Miguel Cintra
| Magic Mirror | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Manoel de Oliveira |
| Written by | Manoel de Oliveira Agustina Bessa-Luís (book) |
| Produced by | Miguel Cadilhe |
| Starring | Leonor Silveira Ricardo Trêpa Luís Miguel Cintra |
| Cinematography | Renato Berta |
| Edited by | Valérie Loiseleux |
Release dates |
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Running time | 137 minutes |
| Country | Portugal |
| Language | Portuguese |
Cast
- Leonor Silveira as Alfreda
- Ricardo Trêpa as José Luciano / Touro Azul
- Luís Miguel Cintra as Filipe Quinta
- Leonor Baldaque as Vicenta / Abril
- Glória de Matos as Nurse Hilda
- Isabel Ruth as Celsa Adelaide
- Adelaide Teixeira as Queta
- Diogo Dória as Police Commissioner
- José Wallenstein as Américo
- Maestro Atalaya as Prof. Oboé
- P. João Marques as Priest Feliciano (as Padre João Marques)
- Marisa Paredes as Monja
- Michel Piccoli as Prof. Heschel
Production
The film was released when Oliveira was 96 year old.[2]
