Who Are You? (2001 film)
| Who Are You? | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | João Botelho |
| Screenplay by | João Botelho |
| Starring | Rui Morrison |
| Cinematography | Elso Roque |
| Edited by | João Botelho Waldir Xavier |
| Music by | António Pinho Vargas |
Release date |
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| Language | Portuguese |
Who Are You? (Portuguese: Quem És Tu?) is a 2001 Portuguese historical drama film written and directed by João Botelho. It premiered in competition at the 58th Venice International Film Festival.
Plot
Cast
- Rui Morrison as Manuel de Sousa Coutinho / Friar Luís de Sousa
- Suzana Borges as Madalena de Vilhena
- Patrícia Guerreiro as Donna Maria de Noronha
- José Pinto as Telmo Pais
- Rogério Samora as Friar Jorge
- Francisco D'Orey as O Romeiro / D. João de Portugal
- Gustavo Sumpta as Miranda
- Marga Muguambe as Doroteia
- Carlos Costa as Prior of Benfica
- Bruno Martelo as Sebastian I
- Luís Pinhão as Henry I
Production
The film is an adaptation of the Almeida Garrett's 1843 drama play Frei Luís de Sousa.[1][2]
Release
The film entered the main competition at the 58th edition of the Venice Film Festival,[2][3] in which it was awarded the Fondazione Mimmo Rotella Prize.[4]
Reception
Variety's critic David Stratton described the film as "like an opera without music, or akin to filming a Shakespeare play on stage without opening up its cinematic possibilities".[2] Roberto Nepoti from La Repubblica praised it, referring to it as "a splendid and difficult film", "a bare and elegant, solemnand heartbreaking representation that challenges you but, in the end, leaves you admiring and enriched".[5] Lietta Tornabuoni in La Stampa called it " an exceptional film" and wrote "one watches such an unusual film with a sense of ecstatic awe of a unique experience".[3]
References
- ^ Avelar, Mário (2013). "Quem És Tu?, de João Botelho Contaminação de imagens e produção de sentido(s)". Comunicação & Cultura. no. 15. pp. 103-115.
- ^ a b c Stratton, David (5 November 2001). "Who are you?". Variety. Vol. 384, no. 12. p. 27.
- ^ a b Tornabuoni, Lietta (1 September 2001). "Il «No-global» sbarca in Laguna". La Stampa. No. 240. p. 27.
- ^ "Il verdetto finale delle giurie". il manifesto (in Italian). 8 September 2001. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
- ^ Nepoti, Roberto (1 September 2001). "Nozze a Nuova Delhi e le tragedie di un re". La Repubblica. p. 40. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
External links
- Who Are You? at IMDb