Miragem do Porto
Directed by Silvana Leal14 de abril de 2017Documental, Short
Reality and fiction merge in Miragem do Porto, a documentary that uses fictional language to bring to life the memory of people living in a port city, that has or had their lives linked to the port. Three real characters at different times inspire fictional characters: the Poet, who watches and tells these stories, Maria do Cais, the prostitute, popular and folkloric character, and Judite, the madwoman of love, who has spent her life waiting for her beloved. Consisting of visual verses "Miragem do Porto" is a cine-poem. The port as a metaphor of the dream, the sea as myth, the woman as waiting, love as madness, the poet as transcendence.
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Miragem do Porto was released on 14 de abril de 2017.
Miragem do Porto was directed by Silvana Leal.
Miragem do Porto was produced by Loli Menezes.
Reality and fiction merge in Miragem do Porto, a documentary that uses fictional language to bring to life the memory of people living in a port city, that has or had their lives linked to the port. Three real characters at different times inspire fictional characters: the Poet, who watches and tells these stories, Maria do Cais, the prostitute, popular and folkloric character, and Judite, the madwoman of love, who has spent her life waiting for her beloved. Consisting of visual verses "Miragem do Porto" is a cine-poem. The port as a metaphor of the dream, the sea as myth, the woman as waiting, love as madness, the poet as transcendence.
The key characters in Miragem do Porto are Poeta (Victor da Rosa), Maria do Cais (Jô Fornari), Judith (Sandra Knoll).
Miragem do Porto is a Documental, Short film.