O Desejado
Drama
João is the spiritual heir (the term he prefers to bastard) of Manuel Brandão, his dying godfather, and at the same time the political leader of a small party of a disintegrating governmental coalition.
Director
Paulo Rocha
Writers
Antoine Lacomblez, Manuel de Lucena, Shikibu Murasaki
Stars
Luís Miguel Cintra, Caroline Chaniolleau, Yves Afonso
Release Date
January 13, 1988
Language
Italian, English, Portuguese, French
Country
Portugal, France
🎯 1
Nominations
🎭 Top Cast
Luís Miguel Cintra
as Joãp
Caroline Chaniolleau
as Antonia
Yves Afonso
as Laurentino
Jacques Bonnaffé
as Tiago
👤
Manuela de Freitas
as Isabel
👤
Laurinda Alves
as TV Reporter
Canto e Castro
👤
Armando Cortez
as Amadeu
👤
João Bénard da Costa
as Salvador
Isabel de Castro
as Housekeeper
🎬 Technical Specs
Aspect Ratio
1.66 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Filming Location
Convento dos Capuchos, Monte da Caparica, Portugal
Production
Arion Productions, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC), Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian
🏷️ Keywords
foreign language adaptationbased on novel
🎯 Categories
ItalianDrama
📖 Synopsis
João is the spiritual heir (the term he prefers to bastard) of Manuel Brandão, his dying godfather, and at the same time the political leader of a small party of a disintegrating governmental coalition.