Fernando Pessoa, one of the greatest writers in Portuguese, created an immense parallel world and several heteronyms so as to endure the loneliness of genius. José Saramago, 1998 Nobel Laureate in Literature, has a heteronym, Ricardo Reis, return to Portugal after a 16-year exile in Brazil. 1936 is a perilous year with Mussolini’s fascism, Hitler’s Nazism, Spain’s Civil War and Salazar’s New State in Portugal. And Fernando Pessoa meets his creation, Reis. Two women, Lídia and Marcenda, are Reis’ carnal and impossible passions. “Life and Death as one” allows for literature and cinema.
Cast
Chico Diaz
Ricardo Reis
Victoria Guerra
Marcenda
Catarina Wallenstein
Lídia
Luís Lima Barreto
Fernando Pessoa
Dinarte Branco
Colega Dirigente
João Barbosa
Victor
Márcia Breia
Vizinha 1
Luísa Cruz
Vizinha 2
Gustavo Vargas
Rámon
Luís Lucas
Velho 1
Ricardo Aibéo
Dirigente Sindical
Marcello Urgeghe
Doctor
Cláudio da Silva
Polícia
Pedro Lacerda
Orador
Paulo Filipe
António Lopes Ribeiro
Dinis Gomes
Motorista
Hugo Mestre Amaro
Gerente Salvador
André Gomes
Director-Adjunto
Rui Morisson
Dr. Sampaio
Solange Santos
Carlota
Rafael Fonseca
Bagageiro
Hugo Silva
Empregado Martinho
José Martins
Velho 2
Francisco Tavares
Revisor
Alexandra Rosa
Viúva
Carolina Serrão
Filha
Bruno Ferreira
Voz da Rádio (voice)
Crew
João Botelho
Director, Screenplay
José Saramago
Novel
João Braz
Editor
João Ribeiro
Director of Photography
Jennifer Mendes
Colorist
António Pinhão Botelho
First Assistant Director
Pedro Ramalhete
Second Assistant Director
Tomás Novais Castro
Third Assistant Director
Marta Moreira
Production Coordinator
Maria João Dinis
Production Supervisor
Alexandre Oliveira
Producer
Marta Valente Lopes
Production Assistant
Hugo Saiote
Production Assistant
Rute Santos
Production Assistant
Pedro Augusto Almeida
Production Assistant
Karina Queiroz
Production Assistant
Ricardo Simões
First Assistant Camera, Focus Puller
Ricardo Lameiras
Second Assistant Camera
Silvia Grabowski
Costume Designer
Sara Joana Pereira
Assistant Costume Designer
Madalena Braga
Assistant Costume Designer
Ana Sofia Rodrigues
Assistant Costume Designer
Joana Veloso
Costume Supervisor
Carlota Capitão de Sousa
Costume Assistant
Vera Mendes
Costumer
Carlos Gago
Hair Designer
Danila Hatzakis
Key Hair Stylist
Teresa Almeida
Hairstylist
Carla Costa
Hairstylist
Anderson Uzual
Hairstylist
Miguel Almeida
Hairstylist
Fátima Sousa
Hairstylist
Paula Rodrigues
Hairstylist
Nuno Esteves
Makeup Designer
Rita de Castro
Key Makeup Artist
Soraia Guilherme
Makeup Artist
Vera Caldeira
Makeup Artist
Ana Costa
Assistant Art Director
Tiago Inuit
Sound Designer
Francisco Veloso
Sound Editor, Sound
Sara Braz
Sound Editor
Joana Niza Braga
Sound Mixer
Paulo Abelho
Sound Mixer
Jorge Saldanha
Sound Recordist
Miguel Coelho
Boom Operator
Miguel Miranda
Special Effects Technician
Pedro Maurício
Special Effects Technician
Pedro Rainho
Special Effects Technician
Hugo Peralta
Special Effects Technician
Joana Eufrázia
Special Effects Technician
Filipe Pereira
Special Effects Supervisor
Pedro Vicente
Visual Effects
Daniel Bernardes
Music
Sílvia Guerra
Production Accountant
Fabienne Couvreur
Painter
António Gavinho
Painter
Cláudia Lopes Costa
Set Decoration
Carlos Subtil
Set Decoration
Luísa Ferreira
Still Photographer
Paulo Guilherme
Script Supervisor
António Godinho
Electrician
Donato Melo
Electrician
João Alves
Location Scout
Thelma de Jerusalém
Property Master
Manuel Ramos
Key Grip
Pedro Arial
Grip
Rodrigo Dray
Gaffer
Pedro Bento
Production Manager
Donzilia Faria
Seamstress
Armando Chouriço
Generator Operator
Marco Oliveira
Additional Grip
Fábio Alas
Additional Grip
Ana Bordalo
Administration
Ivan Coletti
Production Secretary
Cinara Pisco
Graphic Designer
