Poster of My Case

My Case

Plot: Manoel de Oliveira plays his film in three stages: the first part - a play, the second can be roughly defined as a silent film (with the behind the scenes read excerpts from Beckett works), but in the end the director brilliantly performs the same material of the avant-garde exercise. Surprisingly, a joke, repeated three times, each time everything sounds fresh and develops into an almost verbatim adaptation of the biblical "Book of Job" - a spectacular point in a parable about how hard to empathize with other people's misery, when you have your own
Release Date: Thursday, September 25 1986
38 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Bulle OgierBulle Ogier
Bulle Ogier was
47 in My Case
as 'Actrice n° 1'.
Wed, Aug 09 1939
Portrait of Axel BogousslavskyAxel Bogousslavsky
Axel Bogousslavsky was
>> in My Case
as 'L'Employé'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Luís Miguel CintraLuís Miguel Cintra
Luís Miguel Cintra was
37 in My Case
as 'L'Intrus'.
Fri, Apr 29 1949
Portrait of Fred PersonneFred Personne
Fred Personne was
54 in My Case
as 'L'Auteur'.
Sat, Aug 20 1932 –
Mon, Nov 17 2014
Portrait of Wladimir IvanovskyWladimir Ivanovsky
Wladimir Ivanovsky was
>> in My Case
as 'Le spectateur'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Héloïse MignotHéloïse Mignot
Héloïse Mignot was
>> in My Case
as 'Actrice nº 2'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Grégoire OestermannGrégoire Oestermann
Grégoire Oestermann was
>> in My Case
as 'Le projectionniste'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Henri SerreHenri Serre
Henri Serre was
55 in My Case
as 'Voix-off (voice)'.
Thu, Feb 26 1931
Portrait of Teresa MadrugaTeresa Madruga
Teresa Madruga was
33 in My Case
as 'Actrice nº 1 (voice) (uncredited)'.
Wed, Mar 18 1953

Crew

Portrait of Manoel de OliveiraManoel de Oliveira
Manoel de Oliveira was
77 in My Case
as 'Director, Screenplay'
Fri, Dec 11 1908 –
Thu, Apr 02 2015
Portrait of Mário BarrosoMário Barroso
Mário Barroso was
39 in My Case
as 'Director of Photography'
Fri, Aug 15 1947
Portrait of Jacques ParsiJacques Parsi
Jacques Parsi was
>> in My Case
as 'Writer'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of José RégioJosé Régio
José Régio would have been no older than
68 in My Case
as 'Writer'
Tue, Sep 17 1901 –
Mon, Dec 22 1969
Portrait of Paulo BrancoPaulo Branco
Paulo Branco was
36 in My Case
as 'Producer'
Sat, Jun 03 1950
Portrait of Rudolfo WedelesRudolfo Wedeles
Rudolfo Wedeles was
41 in My Case
as 'Editor'
Mon, May 21 1945 –
Wed, Apr 17 2019
Portrait of João PaesJoão Paes
João Paes was
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as 'Original Music Composer'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Samuel BeckettSamuel Beckett
Samuel Beckett was
80 in My Case
as 'Author'
Fri, Apr 13 1906 –
Fri, Dec 22 1989
Portrait of Joaquim PintoJoaquim Pinto
Joaquim Pinto was
29 in My Case
as 'Sound Designer'
Thu, Jun 20 1957
Portrait of Zé BrancoZé Branco
Zé Branco was
>> in My Case
as 'Production Design'
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Portrait of Véronique VincentVéronique Vincent
Véronique Vincent was
>> in My Case
as 'Makeup Artist'
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Portrait of Luís MonteiroLuís Monteiro
Luís Monteiro was
>> in My Case
as 'Production Design'
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