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Luís immigrated to the USA and intends to become an American. But after his father invites him on a journey to the Portuguese territories in Africa, he will find true love, and also learn to value his country and its colonial gran...
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"António Lopes Ribeiro was, due to his work, one of the most notable names in Portuguese cinema during its golden age. In addition to being the brother of an excellent actor, who became known by the nickname "Ribeirinho", he also stood out as a director. And if he achieved immortality through comedies, this film is one of his forgotten works. The script begins by introducing us to Luís, a Portuguese man who immigrated to the USA, settling in Boston. Rich, he does not value his Portuguese roots and even intends to naturalize as an American until his father, an old-school Portuguese pa..."
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"Jornal Português nº 8", a Portuguese newsreel that was distributed in Portugal, Angola, and Mozambique theaters, dedicated a segment to the making of this film. It is part of a DVD box released by Cinemateca Portuguesa in 2015, and it shows director António Lopes Ribeiro along with the stars Luís de Campos and Isabel Tovar, the makeup artist Antonio Vilar applying eye-shadow to Isabel Tovar, and the still photographer João Martins with a paper in hand and his camera still in a shoulder bag, plus other crew members around a small airplane in brush-land.
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Luís immigrated to the USA and intends to become an American. But after his father invites him on a journey to the Portuguese territories in Africa, he will find true love, and also learn to value his country and its colonial gran...