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Cast

Catherine Deneuve

Catherine Deneuve

Hélène

John Malkovich

John Malkovich

Michael

Luís Miguel Cintra

Luís Miguel Cintra

Baltar

Leonor Silveira

Leonor Silveira

Piedade

João Bénard da Costa

João Bénard da Costa

Baltazar

Heloísa Miranda

Heloísa Miranda

Berta

Gilberto Gonçalves

Gilberto Gonçalves

Fisherman

Crew

Manoel de Oliveira

Manoel de Oliveira

Director

Paulo Branco

Paulo Branco

Producer

Manoel de Oliveira

Manoel de Oliveira

Writer

Mário Barroso

Mário Barroso

Director of Photography

Valérie Loiseleux

Valérie Loiseleux

Editor

Manoel de Oliveira

Manoel de Oliveira

Editor

Isabel Branco

Isabel Branco

Costume Design

Zé Branco

Zé Branco

Production Design

Ana Vaz da Silva

Ana Vaz da Silva

Production Design

Agustina Bessa-Luís

Agustina Bessa-Luís

Writer

João Canijo

João Canijo

Production Manager

Jean-Paul Mugel

Jean-Paul Mugel

Sound Designer

Júlia Buisel

Júlia Buisel

Continuity

Margarida Miranda

Margarida Miranda

Makeup Artist

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The Convent

19955.3 / 1091 min
Mystery, Drama

Overview

The journey of Michael Padovic, an American professor who arrives with his wife, Helene, at a Portuguese convent where he expects to find the documents needed to prove his theory: Shakespeare was born in Spain; not in England.