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Director:
João Canijo
Writers:
João Canijo (writer)
Pierre Hodgson (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
10 April 1998 (Portugal) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
In today's Alentejo, a story of love and death based in a real criminal case. full summary | add synopsis
User Comments:
Nauseating violence in an average Portuguese crime film. more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Ana Bustorff ... Dalila
Vítor Norte ... Marcolino
João Reis ... Pompeu
Teresa Madruga ... Ercília
Adriano Luz ... Pinto
Márcia Breia ... Dalila's Mother
Fernando Luís ... Jordão
José Raposo ... Priest
Orlando Costa ... Cândido, a contract killer
Francisco Nascimento ... Cesário
Ivo Vieira
Teresa Negrão
Luís César
Julieta Santos
Filipa Figueiredo
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Chaussures noires (France)
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Runtime:
France:97 min | Portugal:95 min
Country:
Portugal | France
Language:
Portuguese
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
France:U | Portugal:M/18
Filming Locations:
Lisbon, Portugal more
Company:
Gémini Films more

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2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful:-
Nauseating violence in an average Portuguese crime film., 19 June 2007
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Author: Lalit Rao (cpowerccc@yahoo.com) from Paris, France

For those who have had a taste of Portuguese cinema by watching films by Joao Cesar Monteiro, Pedro Costa, Teresa Villaverde and Manoel de Oliviera surprising things are in store. This is because this particular film is a work of one of the most promising forces of Portuguese cinema.It is also true that "Sapatos Pretos" is a different film because of its depiction of a woman's vulnerability. This is because its central character receives a lot of beatings from her male lover. In some respects "Black Shoes" is a bizarre film because it is quite normal for viewers to get a glimpse of violence on screen but the trouble with this film is that when this terrible violence becomes nauseating viewers have no escape regardless of where they are watching the film, whether in a cinema hall or on their DVD player. This film will certainly interest those viewers who would like to catch up with unknown aspects of Portuguese cinema especially the crime film genre. A word of advice-better watch Joao Canijo second film called "Noite Oscura".

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