SHAKESPEARE

Alternative title

Convent

Synopsis

Feature film. An eccentric American professor(Malkovich) comes with his beautiful wife Helen (Deneuve) to an ancient Portuguese convent in Arrabida to find missing documents which would further his radical theory that Shakespeare was born in Spain and of Jewish-Spanish descent. The film was much criticised for its pretentiousness, reviewers in general agreement that the existentialist philosophies which the director put forward do not film well.

Language

Portuguese (Portugal)

Country

France; Portugal

Medium

Film

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Year of release

1995

Duration

90 mins

Credits

Director

Manoel de Oliveira

Producer

Paulo Branco

Cinematographer

Mario Barroso

Screenplay

Augustina Bessa-Luis; Manoel de Oliveira

Cast

Catherine Deneuve	Helene
John Malkovitch	Michael
Leonor Silveira	Piedade
Luis Miguel Cintra	Baltar

Additional Details

Production type

Fiction Films

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes

The dialogue is in English, French and Portuguese with English subtitles.

General

Adapted from the novel by Agustina Bessa-Luis.

Production Company

Name

Gemini Films

Name

Madragoa Filmes

Online Retailer

Name

amazon.co.uk

Web

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