
The Conversation Is Over
Conversa Acabada
Release: 1982-05-13·Runtime: 104m·★ 6.2
Drama
The film was to be a documentary, but evolved during production to a fictional film. It nevertheless adheres strictly to the poems and letters exchanged by two of the most outstanding names of the Modernist Movement, Fernando Pessoa (in Lisbon) and Mário de Sá-Carneiro (in Paris). Their endless conversation was dramatically and suddenly terminated.
Production Countries
Portugal
Production Companies
Instituto Português do Cinema (IPC)
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian
Cast
Juliet Bertoas Helena
Manoel de Oliveiraas Padre
João Perryas Ricardo
Zita Duarteas Marinheiro: 1.º Veladora
Elsa Wallencampas Freira
Leonor Pinhãoas Confissão de Lúcio: Marta
Isabel de Castroas Marinheiro: 2.º Veladora
André Gomesas Mário de Sá-Carneiro
Isabel Ruthas Americana Louca
Jorge Silva Meloas Narrator / Fausto
Francisco Pinhão Botelhoas Baby (uncredited)Crew
" />Paulo BrancoProducer
" />Joaquim PintoSound
" />Vasco PimentelSound
" />Jean-Paul LoublierSound Mixer
" />Jorge ArriagadaOriginal Music Composer
" />João BotelhoDirector, Screenplay, Editor
" />Acácio de AlmeidaDirector of Photography
" />Manuela ViegasEditor
" />António-Pedro VasconcelosExecutive Producer