''A Caixa'' (lit. The Box) is a 1994 Portuguese comedy film adapted from the homonymous Hélder Prista Monteiro play by

Manoel de Oliveira Manoel Cândido Pinto de Oliveira (; 11 December 1908 – 2 April 2015) was a Portuguese film director and screenwriter born in Cedofeita, Porto. He first began making films in 1927, when he and some friends attempted to make a film about Wor ...

, who also directed the film. It was screened in competition at the 1994

Tokyo International Film Festival The is a film festival established in 1985. The event was held biennially from 1985 to 1991 and annually thereafter. According to the FIAPF, it is one of Asia's competitive film festivals and the second largest film festival in Asia behind the ...

Plot

Stories of various individuals living in a poor district of Lisbon are intertwined with the sad life of a blind street vendor whose only means of support is his elm box.

Cast

* Luís Miguel Cintra as Blind Man * Glicínia Quartin as Old Woman * Ruy de Carvalho as Taverner * Beatriz Batarda as Daughter * Diogo Dória as Friend * Isabel Ruth as Saleswoman

References

External links

* 1994 films French drama films Portuguese drama films 1990s Portuguese-language films 1994 drama films Films directed by Manoel de Oliveira Films produced by Paulo Branco 1990s French films Portuguese-language drama films {{Portugal-film-stub