The Conversation Is Over

João Botelho
1982-05-13


6.455
104 min

The film was to be a documentary, but evolved during production to a fictional film. It nevertheless adheres strictly to the poems and letters exchanged by two of the most outstanding names of the Modernist Movement, Fernando Pessoa (in Lisbon) and Mário de Sá-Carneiro (in Paris). Their endless conversation was dramatically and suddenly terminated.

Cast

Name Character Team
Fernando Cabral Martins Fernando Pessoa Unowned
André Gomes Mário de Sá-Carneiro Unowned
Juliet Berto Helena Unowned
Jorge Silva Melo Narrator / Fausto Unowned
Luís Pacheco Pessoa na morte Unowned
Manoel de Oliveira Padre Unowned
Elsa Wallencamp Freira Unowned
António Wagner Diniz Apresentador do Cabaret Unowned
Helena Afonso Cantora Unowned
Nuno Vieira de Almeida Pianisa Unowned
Rogério Vieira José Augusto Unowned
Helena Domingos Leitores: 1.º e último poemas (voice) Unowned
Susana Reis Leitores: Alberto Caeiro (voice) Unowned
Joaquim Furtado Leitores: Álvaro de Campos (voice) Unowned
Maria de Saisset Leitores: Ricardo Reis (voice) Unowned
António Barahona Leitores: Pessoa ortónimo (voice) Unowned
Osório Mateus Leitura de Poemas de Sá-Carneiro Unowned
Zita Duarte Marinheiro: 1.º Veladora Unowned
Isabel de Castro Marinheiro: 2.º Veladora Unowned
Glicínia Quartin Marinheiro: 3.º Veladora Unowned
Isabel Ruth Americana Louca Unowned
João Perry Ricardo Unowned
Leonor Pinhão Confissão de Lúcio: Marta Unowned
Francisco Pinhão Botelho Baby (uncredited) Unowned
Joaquim Pinto Radio Broadcaster (voice) (uncredited) Unowned