Florbela

feature film, Portugal, 2012

DIRECTED BY: Vicente Alves do Ó

Florbela

CAST:
Dalila Carmo (Florbela Espanca),
Ivo Canelas (Apeles Espanca),
Albano Jerónimo (Mário Lage),
José Neves (António),
António Fonseca (João Espanca)

SCRIPT:
Vicente Alves do Ó

PHOTOGRAPHY:
Luís Branquinho

Synopsis:
This is a biography of the Portuguese poet Florbela Espanca who lived in early 20th century. The film starts with her divorce from her second, violent husband António and continues with her marriage to the calmer and quieter Mário Lage. She is in love with him and in the desire to make the marriage work and to find her own peace, she almost becomes a housewife. Still, her restless spirit cannot resist her brother's invitation to join him in Lisbon…
The film and the main actress have won three major festival awards.

color, digital, 90 min (ili 119)