
Film
The Mother
Portugal- Director
- João César Monteiro
- Year
- 1979
The Mother is one of Monteiro’s first essays on the universe of Portuguese oral culture, folktales and obscure colloquialisms. The plot revolves around a traditional tale about theft, greed, an ubiquitous mother, and the links between the worlds of the living and the dead.
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Directed by
João César Monteiro
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