Voyage to the Beginning of the World

Voyage to the Beginning of the World
Voyage to the Beginning of the World
Directed by	Manoel de Oliveira
Written by	Jacques Parsi; Manoel de Oliveira
Produced by	Paulo Branco
Starring	Marcello Mastroianni
Cinematography	Renato Berta
Edited by	Valérie Loiseleux
Release date	5 May 1997;
Running time	95 minutes
Countries	France; Portugal
Languages	French; Portuguese

Voyage to the Beginning of the World (Portuguese: Viagem ao Princípio do Mundo, French: Voyage au début du monde) is a 1997 Portuguese-French drama film directed by Manoel de Oliveira and starring Marcello Mastroianni.^[1] The film was selected as the Portuguese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 70th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.^[2]^[3] It was Mastroianni's final film.

Plot

French actor Afonso visits the Portuguese village where his father once left. He is accompanied by the film director Manoel who hereby returns to the places of his childhood. Together with two other actors who serve as translators they make it to the remote village and meet Afonso's estranged kin.

Cast

Marcello Mastroianni as Manoel
Jean-Yves Gautier as Afonso
Leonor Silveira as Judite
Diogo Dória as Duarte
Isabel de Castro as Maria Afonso
Cécile Sanz de Alba as Christina
José Pinto as José Afonso
Adelaide Teixeira as Woman
Isabel Ruth as Olga
Manoel de Oliveira as Driver
José Maria Vaz da Silva as Assistant
Fernando Bento as Man 1
Mário Moutinho as Man 2
Jorge Mota as Man 3
Sara Alves as Girl
Helder Esteves as Boy

Accolades

The film was screened out of competition at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival where it won the FIPRESCI Prize.^[4]

References

^ Holden, Stephen (2008). "NY Times: Voyage to the Beginning of the World". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 26 February 2008. Retrieved 2 April 2009.
^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
^ "44 Countries Hoping for Oscar Nominations". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 24 November 1997. Archived from the original on 13 February 1998. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
^ "Festival de Cannes: Voyage to the Beginning of the World". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 27 September 2009.

External links

Voyage to the Beginning of the World at IMDb

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[NY_Times.com-1] Holden, Stephen (2008). "NY Times: Voyage to the Beginning of the World". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 26 February 2008. Retrieved 2 April 2009.

[2] Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

[70thSubmissions-3] "44 Countries Hoping for Oscar Nominations". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 24 November 1997. Archived from the original on 13 February 1998. Retrieved 13 October 2015.

[festival-cannes.com-4] "Festival de Cannes: Voyage to the Beginning of the World". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 27 September 2009.

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