Helena Laureano

A woman alone with her secret until one day she can not hold it any longer.

João is a freelance television journalist. When he begins a new story about an old pigeon breeder in a poor neighborhood on the outskirts of Lisbon, João meets Ana, his teenage granddaughter, a mysterious character who is beginning to exercise an irresistible fascination for him. With the time João starts to lose the interest in the pigeon breeder and begins to take an interest in Ana and her world, which she only shares with another abandoned kid, until she realizes that her life is full of dark stories.

The complex relationship between master and servant is explored in director João Botelho's adaptation of Denis Diderot's popular novel Jacques le Fataliste et Son Maître. As Tiago (Rogério Samora) drives his master (André Gomes) through the Portuguese countryside to an unspecified destination, the traveling pair embark on a series of highly philosophical discussions. Flowing with tales of his life in the military and previous sexual escapades, Tiago trades a series of tales with his rapt passenger, including the story of a vengeful spurned lover who plots revenge on the nobleman who rejected her by transforming a prostitute into a society lady and convincing him to marry the tainted bride.

Twenty-five years after leaving school, a group of former students decide to organise a reunion. But, contrary to expectations, these "old boys" realise that time has accentuated their differences. The atmosphere is tense, the conversation taut and the old grudges resurface in no time.

Мстить или прощать? В доме крупного чилийского землевладельца, пережившего не одну беду — от «золотой лихорадки» до военного переворота Пиночета, не понаслышке знают, что такое мужество и огромная сила духа. А как считает Изабель Альенде, чей роман лег в основу экранизации, «дух — это космическая энергия, которая если и поселяется, то не в одном человеке, а сразу в нескольких поколениях».

This Portuguese movie directed by João Botelho, is part of The Four Elements series. This is the second episode, The Air.