Blind Man's Buff
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Manoel De Oliveira
Luis Miguel Cintra
Beatriz Batarda
Diogo D=ria
Isabel Ruth
Filipe Cochofel
Film Details
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Synopsis
Adapted from the play by Prista Monteiro, the action takes place around a flight of steps in a poor neighborhood and concerns the final misadventure of an old Blind Man who has yet again been robbed of the official alms box with which he earns his living. His daughter, besides doing the housework, wears herself out taking in washing. Her companion, an unemployed layabout like many of his friends, lives off the Blind Man's box which has just been stolen for the second time. The incident causes considerable upheaval and ends in tragedy which, by an ironic twist of fate, frees the daughter of her family obligations and...
Director
Manoel De Oliveira
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Released in United States 1994
Released in United States 1995
Released in United States February 1995
Released in United States May 1994
Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (International Forum) February 9-20, 1995.
Released in United States 1995 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival January 25 - February 5, 1995.)
Released in United States May 1994 (Shown at Cannes Film Festival (Directors Fortnight) May 12-23, 1994.)
Shown at Cannes Film Festival (Directors Fortnight) May 12-23, 1994.
Released in United States 1994
Released in United States February 1995 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (International Forum) February 9-20, 1995.)
Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival January 25 - February 5, 1995.
