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Recordações da Casa Amarela was the film that earned João César Monteiro international prestige, by winning the Silver Lion at the Venice
Festival, in 1989. The film also allowed us to meet the João de Deus character,
a pathetic alter-ego for the director, who became the most far-fetched
protagonist of his comedies. This story is precisely about João de Deus. In
Lisbon, in 1989, João de Deus lived in a room on a cheap family guest house in
the old riverfront part of the city. One day, after a little problem, João de
Deus is evicted.
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Cast:
João César Monteiro, Manuela de Freitas, Ruy Furtado, Luís Miguel Cintra Scénario : João César Monteiro -
Country:
Portugal -
Year:
1989 - 122'
Director
João César Monteiro
João César Monteiro was born on February 2nd 1939 and died on February 3rd 2003. In 1963, at the age of 15, César Monteiro received a grant from the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation to study cinema at the London Film School. Two years later, he returns to Portugal to work on his first film, Quem Espera por Sapatos de Defunto Morre Descalço (1971). Currently, his work as a director has been the object of study by Portuguese and international critics and academics, who recognize him as one of Portugal’s most important directors, together with Manoel de Oliveira. In fact, several of his films are shown and awarded at international festivals such as the Cannes Film Festival and the Venice Film Festival: Silvestre (1981) was presented at the Venice Film Festival, where he returned with Recollections of the Yellow House (1989) and won the Silver Lion. Back in Venice, God’s Comedy (1995) received the Grand Jury Prize.
