Cast (27)

Leonor Silveira

Ema Cardeano Paiva

Luís Miguel Cintra

Carlos de Paiva

Ruy de Carvalho

Paulino Cardeano

Cécile Sanz de Alba

Ema (young)

Luís Lima Barreto

Pedro Luminares

Micheline Larpin

Simona

Diogo Dória

Fernando Osório

José Pinto

Caires

Filipe Cochofel

Fortunato

João Perry

Pedro Dossém

Glória de Matos

Maria do Loreto

António Reis

Semblano

Isabel Ruth

Ritinha

Dina Treno

Branca

Dalila Carmo

Marina

Sofia Alves

Lolota (little girl)

Beatriz Batarda

Luisona (little girl) / Young Ema (voice)

Júlia Buisel

Melo Sister #2

Laura Soveral

Aunt Augusta

Miguel Guilherme

Motorcyclist

Marques D'Arede

Priest #1

Mário Barroso

Narrator (voice)

Nuno Vieira de Almeida

Nelson

Argentina Rocha

Carlos' first wife

Rui Oliveira

Rapaz Adolescente # 2

Ricardo Trêpa

Extra

António Vaz Mendes

1 Rapazola

Crew (12)

Manoel de Oliveira

Director

Agustina Bessa-Luís

Novel

Manoel de Oliveira

Screenplay

Paulo Branco

Producer

Mário Barroso

Director of Photography

Manoel de Oliveira

Editor

Valérie Loiseleux

Editor

Zé Branco

Production Design

Isabel Branco

Costume Design

Zé Branco

Art Direction

Michelle Bernet

Makeup Artist

Henri Maïkoff

Sound