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28 September 2005 (France) moreGenre:
DramaPlot:
In the wake of his daughter's disappearance, a father wallowing in grief feeds his desire to find her with unusual methods. | add synopsisAwards:
8 wins & 4 nominations moreUser Comments:
Maybe Portuguese movie of the decade (and even more though...) moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Nuno Lopes | ... | Mário | |
| Beatriz Batarda | ... | Luísa | |
| Miguel Guilherme | |||
| Ana Bustorff | ... | Margarida | |
| Laura Soveral | ... | Lurdes | |
| Gonçalo Waddington | ... | Airport Security | |
| Carla Maciel | ... | Mónica | |
| José Wallenstein | ... | Detective | |
| Clara Andermatt | |||
| Ivo Canelas | ... | Ricardo | |
| Teresa Faria | ... | Cleaning Lady | |
| Carlos Santos | ... | Railway Security | |
| Fernando Luís | ... | Beggar | |
| António Vaz Mendes | ... | Paulo | |
| Rita Ferreira | ... | Girl 1 |
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102 minCountry:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Portugal:M/16Fun Stuff
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The film score is composed by Bernardo Sassetti, married to Beatriz Batarda, who plays the female lead role. moreGoofs:
Errors in geography: For at least three times, Mario is shown traveling on the train. He is supposed to be traveling from Cacem towards Lisbon (which is further supported by him being shown entering the Lisbon subway system), but the landscaped that can be seen outside the window train belongs to a trip from Cacem towards Sintra (the opposite direction). moreFAQ
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This movie by Marco Martins is the portrait of two characters played by Nuno Lopes and Beatriz Batarda (best Portuguese actress ever) whose child disappeared, Alice. Watching "Alice" isn't watching one of the more award-winning Portuguese author movies, that keep saying nothing about Portuguese culture or society. "Alice" is truly a masterpiece. Not of directing, but the film as a whole is an impressive piece of art. The score played by Bernardo Sasseti is surely one of the best we've ever listened to, not just in Portuguese cinema but in others too. The music fully transmits the father's loss, and on the other half the cinematography, with the blue tone of color during the entire picture, haunts us with Alice's presence, beside she never appears in the entire picture, but she's the reason the movie happens. The movie is about hope, and absolutely about it's loss, because we fight so many in time to achieve something that sometimes we get tired and quit on the edge. "Alice" quits