Sapatos Pretos (1998)

In today's Alentejo, a story of love and death based in a real criminal case.

Director:

João Canijo

Writers:

João Canijo, Pierre Hodgson

Stars:

Ana Bustorff, Vítor Norte, João Reis

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

Storyline

Dalila is a middle-age, married woman who is still attractive, too attractive, for her rural husband - who is proud to show her off, but awfully jealous of her. Her trips to the capital to see a doctor (she thinks she has breast cancer) put her in contact with flashy clothes, and shoes, and then she goes wild. She will lead a young truck driver into lust, and worse sins, as Dalila progresses from white shoes to red shoes, and then, fatal black shoes.

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Plot Keywords:

reckless driving by woman | fake disease | convertible | rifle | adultery | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

Madragoa Filmes [pt] (Portuguese)

Country:

Portugal France

Language:

Portuguese

Release Date:

10 April 1998 (Portugal)

Also Known As:

Chaussures noires

Filming Locations:

Lisbon, Portugal

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gémini Films, Madragoa Filmes, Radiotelevisão Portuguesa (RTP)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

References Three Less Me (1988)

User Reviews

Nauseating violence in an average Portuguese crime film.

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".