The Other One (1982)
"Conversa Acabada" (original title)

The film was to be a documentary, but evolved during production to a fictional film. It nevertheless adheres strictly to the poems and letters exchanged by two of the most outstanding names... See full summary »

Director:

João Botelho

Writer:

João Botelho

Stars:

Juliet Berto, Jorge Silva Melo, Luís Pacheco

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Juliet Berto	...	Helena - the Woman in Paris
Jorge Silva Melo	...	Narrator / Fausto
Luís Pacheco	...	Death in Hospital: Fernando Pessoa
Manoel de Oliveira	...	Death in Hospital: Priest
Elsa Wallencamp	...	Death in Hospital: Nun (as Elsa Walenkamp)
Antonio Wagner	...	Cabaret: the Compere
Helena Afonso	...	Cabaret: the Singer
Nuno Vieira de Almeida	...	Cabaret: the Pianist
Rogério Vieira	...	José Augusto - a Businessman
Fernando Cabral Martins	...	Reader: Fernando Pessoa's poems (as Cabral Martins)
Helena Domingos	...	Reader: First and Last poems
Susana Reis	...	Reader: Alberto Caeiro's poems
Joaquim Furtado	...	Reader: Álvaro de Campos' poems
Maria de Saisset	...	Reader: Ricardo Reis' poems (as Maria Reis)
António Barahona	...	Reader: Pessoa Ortónimo's poems

Storyline

The film was to be a documentary, but evolved during production to a fictional film. It nevertheless adheres strictly to the poems and letters exchanged by two of the most outstanding names of the Modernist Movement, Fernando Pessoa (in Lisbon) and Mário de Sá-Carneiro (in Paris). Their endless conversation was dramatically and suddenly terminated.

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Plot Keywords:

art deco | typography | fear of death | underground | drowning | 

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Genres:

Biography | Drama

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Details

Country:

Portugal

Language:

Portuguese

Release Date:

13 May 1982 (Portugal)

Also Known As:

The Other One

Filming Locations:

Cais das Colunas, Lisbon, Portugal

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Instituto Português de Cinema (IPC), Radiotelevisão Portuguesa (RTP)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Mono Dolby Digital (DVD version)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

The historical character played by Rogério Vieira appears as José Augusto in the opening credits, and also in the booklet "Biografia de uma Amizade" (2008) distributed in the limited edition DVD for the 120th anniversary of Fernando Pessoa's birth. However, this historical character is described as José Abreu in the film's intertitle for the specific scene, and is also called José Abreu by the film's director in his conversation with the principal actors, which is an extra of the same DVD. The biographers of Mário Sá-Carneiro refer to that person as José Araújo, a name that has never been disputed by scholars.

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