The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis
Director: João Botelho
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
In brief
The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis (2020) is a drama film. With an average rating of 4.4/10 from 4 votes, viewer opinions are mixed. The film runs 2h 9min. Check current streaming availability in the "Where to watch" section above.
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The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis runs 129 minutes (2h 9min).
What rating does The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis have?
The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis has an average rating of 4.4/10 based on 4 viewer votes on TMDB.
What year is The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis from?
The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis was released in 2020.
