by Manoel de Oliveira
With this latest film, O principio da incerteza, Manuel de Oliveira went back to Agustina Bessa-Luís for inspiration and his novel, Jóia de Família. It is also de Oliveira´s return to the city of Porto and to a merciless analysis of contemporary Portuguese society seen through the relationship between António, a rich spoilt young man, and José, son of a servant-woman. A tale of love, friendship, hate and revenge.
The film online
The Oliveira Principle: from the official web site of this film in competition in Cannes [Oprincipiodaincerteza.com]
The Master and the Festival: details about de Oliveira and Cannes, including awards he has won there over the years [Festival-Cannes.com] french
All about Portuguese cinema: a wealth of information [Cinemaportugues.net]
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