Requiem (1998)

  • NR
  • 06/03/1998 (FR)
  • Drama
  • 1h 44m

Overview

What is the nature of life? What is the nature of art? How can art influence our lives? These are the questions of this movie. The main character, a man who lives both in the world of dreams and reality, searches his past, in order to understand its meaning. He has meetings with the ghosts of his dead friend, his dead lover, his dead father and Pessoa, the great portuguese writer. These four encounters give him clues about what he is looking for. Beside that, he finds himself in front of art, discovering how it modifies our comprehension of life. It's based in one of Tabucci's (the italian writer)books: "Requiem". This few lines cannot resume the greatness of this movie. The last thing I can say is: If you like art, I recommend you to see it. If you ever wonder about the nature of dreams, or you live in dreams half of the time, I think you'll feel like this movie was made for you.

Alain Tanner

Director, Writer

Bernard Comment

Writer

Antonio Tabucchi

Novel

Cast

Francis Frappat's headshot

Francis Frappat

Paul
André Marcon's headshot

André Marcon

Pierre
Márcia Breia's headshot

Márcia Breia

Mrs. Casimira
Zita Duarte's headshot

Zita Duarte

Gypsy
Canto e Castro's headshot

Canto e Castro

The lame man of the lottery
Lia Gama's headshot

Lia Gama

Isadora
Raul Solnado's headshot

Raul Solnado

Cemetery guard
Miguel Yeco's headshot

Miguel Yeco

Fernando Pessoa

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