''Trails'' or ''Paths'' () is a 1978 Portuguese
art film
An art film, arthouse film, or specialty film is an independent film aimed at a niche market rather than a mass market audience. It is "intended to be a serious, artistic work, often experimental and not designed for mass appeal", "made prima ...
directed by
João César Monteiro
João César Monteiro Santos (2 February 1939 – 3 February 2003) was a Portuguese film director, actor, writer and film critic. He is known for writing and directing films such as '' Recollections of the Yellow House'' (1989), '' God's Comedy ...
in his debut feature.
Synopsis
"History of the Branca-Flor" from legends and figures of popular mythology. Roots of an itinerary through the natural and landscape origins, to the heart of Portugal. The values (water, birth, life-wheel), the figures (the devil, the wolves) and the references (the lord, servitude), with a stigma of unavoidable justice".
Cast
* Manuela de Freitas
* Luís de Sousa Costa
* Francisco Domingues
* Carmen Duarte
*
Margarida Gil
Maria Margarida Gil Lopes' (born 1950) is a Portuguese filmmaker, teacher and artist. She has been president of the Association of Portuguese Directors. She collaborated with and was married to the director, actor and film critic, João César M ...
* António Mendes
References
External links
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1978 films
Films directed by João César Monteiro
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