Viagem ao Princípio do Mundo (Journey to the Beginning of the World)(Voyage to the Beginning) (1997)
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67% of critics liked it
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72% of users liked it
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Octogenarian film director Manoel de Oliveira travels autobiographical avenues in this portrait of a film director Manoel (Marcello Mastroianni) who is shooting on location in Portugal. During a break, one of the film's actors, Afonso, born in France but of Portuguese descent, travels to his… More Octogenarian film director Manoel de Oliveira travels autobiographical avenues in this portrait of a film director Manoel (Marcello Mastroianni) who is shooting on location in Portugal. During a break, one of the film's actors, Afonso, born in France but of Portuguese descent, travels to his father's birthplace, accompanied by the director and two other actors. The journey takes them to Alto Minho in the north of Portugal, where they look back on rural Portugal and the memories of a lifetime. This was Mastroianni's last film. The film is loosely based on the experiences of French actor Yves Afonso while shooting a film in Portugal in 1987. ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi
- Directed By
- Manoel de Oliveira
- Genres
- Art House & International, Drama
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- May 5, 1997 Wide
- Studio
- Strand Releasing
Critic Reviews
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Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid
A lovely look at memories, the past, and endings. It's slightly talky, but beautifully autumnal, oddly relaxing and very moving.
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Scott Von Doviak, Film Threat
A motivational speech disguised as a travelogue - a cross-country Chicken Soup for the Soul
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Peter Henne, Film Journal International
An unrushed journey, a loose summing up but not a dreary final testament, through a director's history, conducted by the filmmaker himself.
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Cast
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Marcello Mastroianni
as Manoel
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Jean-Yves Gautier
as Afonso
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Leonor Silveira
as Judite
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Diogo Dória
as Duarte
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Isabel de Castro
as Maria Afonso
