Scene from the film Altar
Scene from the film Altar
Scene from the film Altar
Scene from the film Altar
Scene from the film Altar

Altar

Direction
Year 
2002
Country
  • Portugal
Duration
70min 
Audio Tracks 
Subtitles 

René, an actor, who has long lived withdrawn from reality after the death of his wife, Hélène. Proud in his isolation, he rarely sees anyone, yet enjoys spending hours on the phone with friends. His ghosts from a distant past haunt him. The deep restlessness of a first love remain indecipherable as before. Like Hermann Hesse's short story Juin, from which the film is freely inspired by, it is about the mysteries of memory, about the strength of its expression through the spoken word. On the strength of the word as cinematic image.

Details

  • Original title
    Altar
  • Direction
  • Screenplay
    Rita Azevedo Gomes
  • DOP
    Acácio de Almeida, Leonardo Simões, Edmundo Díaz Sotelo
  • Sound
    José Barahona, Tiago João Silva, Michelle Chan, Nuno Carvalho
  • Duration
    70 min (46-90 min.)
  • Year
    2002
  • Country
    • Portugal
  • Colour
    • Colour
  • Festivals
    • Torino Film Festival, 2003 (Italy)
    • Bafici, Buenos Aires, 2014 (Argentina)
    • Festival de Cine Contemporáneo Blackcanvas, 2019 (Mexico)

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