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Gestures and Fragments (1983)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 30M

Director : Alberto Seixas Santos

Synopsis

"Essay on the Military and the Power", a phrase that also belongs to the title of "Gestures & Fragments", sums up the spirit of the film, based on three points of view on the same theme: Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho and Eduardo Lourenço, in their own roles, and the one played by Robert Kramer, as an American journalist bent on seeking explanations for the process of the Portuguese Revolution.

Actors

Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho
Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho
Himself
Robert Kramer
Robert Kramer
American journalist
Eduardo Lourenço
Eduardo Lourenço
Himself
Joaquim Furtado
Joaquim Furtado
Narrator (voice)
Erika Kramer
Erika Kramer
Erica Asher (woman who wrote a letter)
Jorge Silva Melo
Jorge Silva Melo
American journalist (voice)
Zita Duarte
Zita Duarte
Woman on a river boat (voice)
Luís Miguel Cintra
Luís Miguel Cintra
Armando (voice)
Jaime Silvério Marques
Jaime Silvério Marques
Himself

Crews

Alberto Seixas Santos
Alberto Seixas Santos
Director
Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho
Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho
Writer
Eduardo Lourenço
Eduardo Lourenço
Writer
Robert Kramer
Robert Kramer
Writer
Nuno Júdice
Nuno Júdice
Writer
Alberto Seixas Santos
Alberto Seixas Santos
Writer
Alberto Seixas Santos
Alberto Seixas Santos
Producer
José Luís Carvalhosa
José Luís Carvalhosa
Cinematography
Acácio de Almeida
Acácio de Almeida
Cinematography
Teresa Caldas
Teresa Caldas
Editor
Manuela Viegas
Manuela Viegas
Editor
Henrique Espírito Santo
Henrique Espírito Santo
Production Manager
Maria Paola Porru
Maria Paola Porru
Production Manager
Maria Paolo Porru
Maria Paolo Porru
Sound
Louis Hochet
Louis Hochet
Sound Mixer
Jorge Caldas
Jorge Caldas
Electrician
Teresa Caldas
Teresa Caldas
Assistant Camera
Constantino Guimarães
Constantino Guimarães
Electrician
Alexandre Gonçalves
Alexandre Gonçalves
Assistant Camera

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