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In the Interstices of Reality or The Cinema of António de Macedo

In the Interstices of Reality or The Cinema of António de Macedo

Does anyone remember the architect António de Macedo?

20161h 40m

Overview

He was the most prolific within the New Portuguese Cinema generation. He would try western spaghetti, esoteric allegory, supernatural, and science-fiction. Without state subsidies, he would quit filmmaking in the 1990s. Who remembers António de Macedo?

Directed by João Monteiro
Produced by João Monteiro, João Figueiras
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Top Cast

António de Macedo

António de Macedo

Self

António-Pedro Vasconcelos

António-Pedro Vasconcelos

self

Alberto Seixas Santos

Alberto Seixas Santos

Self

José Fonseca e Costa

José Fonseca e Costa

Self

Fernando Lopes

Fernando Lopes

Self

J

Jorge Leitão Ramos

Self

Sinde Filipe

Sinde Filipe

Self

Edgar Pêra

Edgar Pêra

Self

António da Cunha Telles

António da Cunha Telles

L

Leonor Areal

Themes & Keywords

portugalcontroversycinema novo

About In the Interstices of Reality or The Cinema of António de Macedo

In the Interstices of Reality or The Cinema of António de Macedo is a documentary film released in 2016 exploring themes of portugal, controversy, cinema novo. Directed by João Monteiro, it stars António de Macedo, António-Pedro Vasconcelos, Alberto Seixas Santos. He was the most prolific within the New Portuguese Cinema generation. He would try western spaghetti, esoteric allegory, supernatural, and science-fiction. Without state subsidies, he would quit filmmaking in the 1990s. Who remembers António de Macedo?

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