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Past and Present (1972)

Past and Present (1972)

Drama Comedy
Release Date: 1972, February 27
Directors: Manoel de Oliveira
Countries: Portugal
Production: Centro Português de Cinema (CPC)
Cast: António Machado, Bárbara Vieira, João Bénard da Costa, Manuela de Freitas, Pedro Pinheiro, Maria de Saisset, Alberto Inácio, José Martinho, Alberto Branco

Overview:

This is an intriguing avant-garde look at what motivates the leisurely classes in Portugal, for better or worse, by director Manoel de Oliveira. Set in a spacious country home peopled with a wide-ranging cast of characters, the drama begins as the friends of a widow come to console her on the loss of her husband. But at one point, the widow goes upstairs, encounters her husband, and is faced with his accusations about the past. This event and others provide the means of revealing the petty, self-serving, egocentric, and romantic pursuits of the melange of people in the house. - Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi