O Passado e o Presente


1h 42m 1971

Brief Synopsis

The inhabitants of a bourgeois mansion are lecherous and devious -- a fact which is not overlooked by the watchful servants. In particular, it is a known fact that the duena of the mansion, Vanda, has driven her second husband to suicide, only to be confronted by her first, who had been presumed to

Film Details

Also Known As
Past and Present, Past and the Present, The
Genre
Adaptation
Comedy
Release Date
1971

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 42m

Synopsis

The inhabitants of a bourgeois mansion are lecherous and devious -- a fact which is not overlooked by the watchful servants. In particular, it is a known fact that the duena of the mansion, Vanda, has driven her second husband to suicide, only to be confronted by her first, who had been presumed to be dead.

Film Details

Also Known As
Past and Present, Past and the Present, The
Genre
Adaptation
Comedy
Release Date
1971

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 42m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Shown at AFI/Los Angeles International Film Festival (Tribute to Mandel de Oliveira) June 18 - July 2, 1992.

Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival (Manoel de Oliveira Tribute) April 28 - May 12, 1994.

35mm

color

dialogue Portuguese

subtitled English