Francesca
Manoel de Oliveira
Teresa Menezes, Diogo Dória, Mário Barroso, Francisco Brás, Nuno Carinhas, João Pedro Bénard, Isabel de Castro, Manuela de Freitas, Glória de Matos, Lia Gama, Jorge Gage, Cecília Guimarães, Adelaide João, Teresa Madruga, Rui Mendes, Antonio Caldeira Pires, Paulo Rocha, Laura Soveral, José Valenstein
1981
Portugal
Completed
Portuguese
166 minutes
Detailed introduction
This film (drama)Also known asFrancisca，is aPortugalProducerwomen sex，At1981Released in year
。The dialogue language isPortuguese，Current Douban rating7.5(For reference only)。
In the traditional trading town of Porto in the mid-19th century, the proud wealthy young man Augusto, a friend of writer Camilo, falls in love with Fanny, the young daughter of a British officer. After facing obstacles and several breakups, they finally get married. However, after the marriage, Augusto neglects Fanny due to her correspondence with Camilo. Subsequently, Fanny falls ill with tuberculosis and descends into death during the oppressive solitude of her married life. Augusto, suffering from the trials of fate, soon follows in Fanny's footsteps. This film is Oliveira's magnum opus, telling the story of destructive love among the nobility during a time of social upheaval, with a bold static style and the unique aesthetic persona of the noble male.