O Crime da Aldeia Velha (1964)

Set in a little remote village, where everyone is very religious and primitive, "O Crime de Aldeia Velha" (The crime of Aldeia Velha) tells the story of Joana, the most beautiful girl in ... See full summary »

Director:

Manuel Guimarães

Writer:

Bernardo Santareno (play)

Stars:

Clara D'Ovar, Alma Flora, Lídia Franco

Cast

Credited cast:
Clara D'Ovar
Alma Flora
Lídia Franco
Miguel Franco
Rui Gomes	...	Priest
Barbara Laage	...	Joana
Maria Olguim	...	Zefa
Rogério Paulo	...	Rui
Mário Pereira	...	António
Glicínia Quartin
Clara Rocha
Maria Schultz

Storyline

Set in a little remote village, where everyone is very religious and primitive, "O Crime de Aldeia Velha" (The crime of Aldeia Velha) tells the story of Joana, the most beautiful girl in village. She is badly regarded by all other women because they envy her and her affairs with men. As soon as accidents start happening involving her (at some point, she holds an already sick baby and he eventually dies), the women (and slowly, men too) in the village start claiming that she is possessed by the devil. At first,she doesn't believe it. They ask for two priests to exorcise her, but they leave and say to the people that she isn't possessed at all, and that people need to relax. But, little by little, they start convincing Joana that she is really possessed and she starts entering a stage of slight madness and behaving like she is. So, people "believing" that she isn't going to die, and that the demon will leave her body, with her permission, they end up burning her alive...

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Plot Keywords:

1900s | based on play | based on true story

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Horror

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Details

Country:

Portugal

Language:

Portuguese

Release Date:

20 November 1964 (Portugal)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Produções Cunha Telles

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

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