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The Portuguese Nun (2009)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 2H 7M

Director : Eugène Green

Synopsis

A young French actress in Lisbon to shoot a movie is intrigued by a nun she sees kneeling in the chapel where she is filming.

Actors

Leonor Baldaque
Leonor Baldaque
Julie de Hauranne
Ana Moreira
Ana Moreira
Irma Joana
Adrien Michaux
Adrien Michaux
Martin Dautand
Beatriz Batarda
Beatriz Batarda
Madelena
Diogo Dória
Diogo Dória
D. Henrique Cunha
Carloto Cotta
Carloto Cotta
D. Sebastiao
Francisco Mozos
Francisco Mozos
Vasco
Eugène Green
Eugène Green
Denis Verde
Manuel Mozos
Manuel Mozos
Receptionista
Márcia Breia
Márcia Breia
Sacristá
Camané
Camané
Um fadista
Aldina Duarte
Aldina Duarte
Uma fadista
José Manuel Neto
José Manuel Neto
Guitarra portuguesa
Carlos Manuel Proença
Carlos Manuel Proença
Viola
Miguel Ramos
Miguel Ramos
Viola
Paulo Paz
Paulo Paz
Contrabaixa

Crews

Eugène Green
Eugène Green
Director
Eugène Green
Eugène Green
Writer
Luís Urbano
Luís Urbano
Producer
Sandro Aguilar
Sandro Aguilar
Producer
Raphaël O'Byrne
Raphaël O'Byrne
Director of Photography
Valérie Loiseleux
Valérie Loiseleux
Editor
Zé Branco
Zé Branco
Production Design
Vasco Pimentel
Vasco Pimentel
Sound Designer
Martine De Clermont-Tonnerre
Martine De Clermont-Tonnerre
Co-Producer
Georges-Henri Mauchant
Georges-Henri Mauchant
Sound Editor
Stéphane Thiébaut
Stéphane Thiébaut
Sound Mixer

Posters and backgrounds

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