Aquele Querido Mês de Agosto (2008)

Docu-drama about Portuguese social life in the countryside during the busy month of August

Director:

Miguel Gomes

Writers:

Telmo Churro, Miguel Gomes

Stars:

Sónia Bandeira, Fábio Oliveira, Andreia Santos

12 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Sónia Bandeira	...	Tânia
Fábio Oliveira	...	Hélder
Andreia Santos	...	Lena
Armando Nunes	...	Gomes
Diogo Encarnação	...	Eric
Bruno Lourenço	...	Baixista
Maria Albarran	...	Rosa Maria
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Joaquim Carvalho	...	Domingos
Emmanuelle Fèvre	...	Fatima
Manuel Soares	...	Celestino

Storyline

Docu-drama about Portuguese social life in the countryside during the busy month of August

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Plot Keywords:

lusophone | tourist | summer | fire | fireworks | 

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Genres:

Music | Romance

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Certificate:

M/12

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [France] Official site [Portugal]

Country:

Portugal France

Language:

Portuguese French English

Release Date:

21 August 2008 (Portugal)

Also Known As:

Our Beloved Month of August

Filming Locations:

Arganil, Portugal

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$39,783

Company Credits

Production Co:

Shellac Sud, O Som e a Fúria

Technical Specs

Runtime:

147 min (Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Portugal's 2009 Academy Awards official submission to Foreign-Language Film category.

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Crazy Credits

The filming crew is presented in the last minutes, while they undergo a nonsensical discussion about the sound recording for the outdoors scenes including music which "is not there".

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Soundtracks

Tudo Passarà
(Nelson Ned)
Performed by Armando Nunes

User Reviews

Different makes the difference

I am aware that lately some movie directors use documentary and fiction in their films. Actually, almost everybody (critics and public) mentions that in what concerns this film, but for me that is the smallest part of what is important in "Aquele querido mês de Agosto". Its splendor and beauty results, in my opinion, in the adequate way how the plot's initial idea, such as the emotional connections among father, daughter and a cousin, elements of a popular band of musicians, are worked and manipulated making them extremely appropriated to the lyrics and sounds of songs of Portuguese popular music, which illustrate, interpret and emphasize their "soul" moods. And that occurs with no prejudices - this kind of music is generally associated with popular balls, to a "superficial" music made to dance, not to think about its contents. However a blogger wrote that this film is to watch and to "read".A critic also said that Miguel Gomes is not "deaf" to the images neither "blind" to the sounds and I agree with them.Besides a high sense of humor, not very common in the Portuguese cinematography, is another of the strengths of "Aquele querido mês de Agosto". The glare of this movie remains after we leave the cinema and we dream to live again another wonderful month of August.