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Drama

Al Berto

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Portugal, 1975. A time of rough changes. A young gay artist trapped in a small seaside town ran by communist winds. Al Berto, the writer, embodies an entire moving generation. He and his friends exude youth, eccentricity and hope for the future - but right after the fall of Portugal's dictatorship system, the country is not yet ready for his love story.

Release Date : 2017-09-14

Language :Portuguese

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Ukbar Filmes

Production Country : Portugal

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Ricardo Teixeira

Character Name : Al Berto

Original Name : Ricardo Teixeira

Gender : Male

José Pimentão

Character Name : João Maria

Original Name : José Pimentão

Gender : Male

Ana Vilela da Costa

Character Name : Clara

Original Name : Ana Vilela da Costa

Gender : Female

João Villas-Boas

Character Name : Maria Belga

Original Name : João Villas-Boas

Gender : Male

José Condessa

Character Name :

Original Name : José Condessa

Gender : Male

Rita Loureiro

Character Name :

Original Name : Rita Loureiro

Gender : Female

Mia Tomé

Character Name : Cândida

Original Name : Mia Tomé

Gender : Female

Gabriela Barros

Character Name : Leonor

Original Name : Gabriela Barros

Gender : Female

Raquel Rocha Vieira

Character Name : Sara

Original Name : Raquel Rocha Vieira

Gender : Female

Joana Almeida

Character Name : Manuela

Original Name : Joana Almeida

Gender : Female

Manuela Couto

Character Name : Mulher do Sarau

Original Name : Manuela Couto

Gender : Female

Duarte Grilo

Character Name :

Original Name : Duarte Grilo

Gender : Male

Carlos Oliveira

Character Name : Vicente, João Maria's Father

Original Name : Carlos Oliveira

Gender : Male

Rute Miranda

Character Name : Sybila

Original Name : Rute Miranda

Gender : Female

Elsa Valentim

Character Name : Almerinda

Original Name : Elsa Valentim

Gender : Female

Paulo Duarte Ribeiro

Character Name : Palhaço Rico

Original Name : Paulo Duarte Ribeiro

Gender : Male

Tobias Monteiro

Character Name : Mestre de Cerimónias

Original Name : Tobias Monteiro

Gender : Male

Henrique Bispo

Character Name : Oficial da Marinha 3

Original Name : Henrique Bispo

Gender : Male

Adriana Melo

Character Name :

Original Name : Adriana Melo

Gender : Female

David Cipriano

Character Name : (Uncredited)

Original Name : David Cipriano

Gender : Male

Tadeu Faustino

Character Name : Oficial da Marinha 1

Original Name : Tadeu Faustino

Gender : Male

Diana Lara

Character Name : (Uncredited)

Original Name : Diana Lara

Gender : Female

André Leitão

Character Name : Rapaz a Tocar Piano

Original Name : André Leitão

Gender : Male

Reviews

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-01-17

It's quite odd to watch this film and realise that it's not that long ago that homosexuality was illegal in Portugal. Slap bang amidst the "Carnation Revolution", optimism was high in a country recovering from decades of dictatorship and the young were at the forefront of that new-found confidence. "Al Berto" (Ricardo Teixeira) lives in what was his family home with his mother, friends, and his boyfriend "João Maria" (José Pimentão). They live quite an openly Bohemian existence and it's soon one that gradually draws the unwelcome attention of their intolerant neighbours and the equally unsympathetic police force. The first half hour of this offers us quite an engaging look at the emergent enthusiasm for change in a beautiful country so long under a cosh, but sadly as the story continues it hits some well trammelled lines of domestic frustrations, familial discord and it falls into a trap of melodrama and rather dull stereotype. There's a bit of chemistry between the two leading men at times, but again even that peters out as their initially largely physical attraction to each other starts to wain. It is a nicely put together film, though, with effort going into the aesthetic but it just runs out of steam.