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Florbela ()


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Shaken by a divorce in the 1920s, Portuguese poetess Florbela Espanca uses her writing to deal with her tumultuous relationship with men, eroticism and love.

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Florbela Espanca
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Apeles Espanca
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Mário Lage
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António
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João Espanca
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Henriqueta
Maria Ana Filipe ...
Adelaide
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Young Florbela
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Mr. Lage
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Júlia Alves
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Sophia de Arriaga
Miguel Ferreira ...
Médico
Julieta Aurora Santos ...
Nursing Home Director (as Juliete A. Santos)
Nuno Miranda ...
Aviation Officer
Ana Sofia Campos ...
Housemaid
Joana Figueira ...
Enfermeira
Miguel Carneiro ...
Young Apeles
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Enfermeiro
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Guest
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Alberto (scenesDeleted)
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Mariana Inglesa
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Nurse
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Mulher de Alberto (scenesDeleted)
Inês Nogueira ...
Professora
Nuno Reis ...
Man (uncredited)

Directed by

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Vicente Alves do Ó

Written by

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Vicente Alves do Ó ... ()

Produced by

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Pandora da Cunha Telles ... producer
Pablo Iraola ... producer

Music by

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Gus Bernard ... (as Guga Bernardo)

Cinematography by

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Luís Branquinho

Editing by

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João Braz

Editorial Department

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Marco Amaral ... colorist
Rui Durão ... post-production coordinator
Joana Queiroz ... editor trainee

Art Direction by

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Silvia Grabowski

Set Decoration by

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Bruno Caldeira
Carla Freire
Vera Midões
Rui Miragaia

Costume Design by

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Silvia Grabowski

Makeup Department

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Natália Bogalho ... assistant hair stylist
Ana Ferreira ... assistant hair stylist
Mário Leal ... hair stylist
Abigail Machado ... makeup artist / makeup department head / makeup designer
Ana Maria ... assistant hair stylist
Nuno Oliveira ... assistant hair stylist
Iris Peleira ... makeup artist
Sandra Pinto ... makeup artist

Production Management

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Bruno Adrião ... assistant production manager
Joana Bravo ... unit production manager
Diana Coelho ... production manager
Ana Frias ... production trainee
Inês Góis ... production auxiliary
Iana Oliveira ... production trainee
Rita Santos Silva ... production secretary (as Rita Silva)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Tiago Almada ... second assistant director
Nuno Diogo ... third assistant director
Dino Estrelinha ... second assistant director
Cesário Monteiro ... first assistant director
Tiago Oliveira ... third assistant director

Art Department

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António 'Goody' Godinho ... storyboard artist
Nuno Barbosa ... property master
Bruno Caldeira ... assistant art director
Cypress Cook ... assistant art director
Bernardo Gramaxo ... trainee

Sound Department

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Jaime Barros ... sound
Mário Dias ... boom operator
José Luis Díaz ... foley mixer
Elsa Ferreira ... sound editor
Gonzalo Matijas ... foley editor
Tiago Matos ... sound mixer
Pedro Melo ... boom operator
Flavio Nogueira ... foley recordist
Nahuel Palenque ... foley operator
Cecilia Rivero ... foley editor
Nerina Valido ... foley artist

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Irma Lucia ... visual effects

Camera and Electrical Department

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Adjam ... grip
João Carlos Almeida ... electrician (as João Almeida)
Joaquim Amaral ... key grip
Artur Andrade ... electrician
Hugo Azevedo ... first assistant camera
Leandro Vaz da Silva ... assistant camera (as Leandro Silva)
Aires Dias ... generator operator
Sílvia Diogo ... first assistant camera
Sandro Ferreira ... lighting technician
Rita Laranjeira ... camera trainee
Pedro Machado ... electrician
Hugo Mendes ... lighting technician
Hugo Nunes ... lighting technician
João Pequeno ... grip
Hugo Rosado ... camera trainee
Eberhard Schedl ... steadicam operator
João Silva ... lighting technician
Ricardo Simoes ... first assistant camera
Mário Soares ... gaffer

Casting Department

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Nuno Diogo ... casting coordinator

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Joana Botelho ... wardrobe assistant (as Joana Pinhão Botelho)
Donzilia Faria ... seamstress
Rosário Moreira ... wardrobe
Silvia Siopa ... costume supervisor

Music Department

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Paulo Brandão ... choir member
Paulo Brandão ... choir member
Carmo Burnay ... choir member
Coral Públia Hortênsia ... choir
Pedro Janela ... composer: additional music
Joana Paes ... choir member
Hugo Silva ... choir member

Script and Continuity Department

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Francisco Botelho ... script supervisor (as Francisco Pinhão Botelho) / script supervisor

Additional Crew

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Bruno Adrião ... production assistant
Ivo Nunes ... crowds coordinator
Marta Rovisco Pais ... crowds coordinator
Sandra Rosado ... choreographer

Thanks

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Joana Botelho ... thanks (as Joana Pinhão Botelho)
Diogo Teixeira Lopes ... thanks
Adriana Queiroz ... thanks

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Tainted by a number of divorces in the 1920's, Portuguese poet Florbela Espanca resorts to her writing, filled with eroticism and femininity, to cope with her tumultuous relationship's. Written by Filipe Manuel Neto

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Also Known As
  • Flor + Bela (Portugal)
  • A Flor Mais Bela (Portugal)
  • Os Amores de Florbela Espanca (Brazil)
  • Флорбела (Bulgaria, Bulgarian title)
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Runtime
  • 119 min
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Box Office

Opening Weekend Portugal EUR22,099, 11 Mar 2012

Did You Know?

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Trivia The premieres that took place in the two main shooting locations (Lisbon and Vila Viçosa, Portugal) were completely sold out. In Vila Viçosa, Florbela Espanca's home town, it was necessary to have 6 screenings due to the large turnout of spectators. See more »

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