The Fatalist
O Fatalista
Release: 2005-06-26
·Runtime: 99m
·★ 3.4
Drama
The complex relationship between master and servant is explored in director João Botelho's adaptation of Denis Diderot's popular novel Jacques le Fataliste et Son Maître. As Tiago (Rogério Samora) drives his master (André Gomes) through the Portuguese countryside to an unspecified destination, the traveling pair embark on a series of highly philosophical discussions. Flowing with tales of his life in the military and previous sexual escapades, Tiago trades a series of tales with his rapt passenger, including the story of a vengeful spurned lover who plots revenge on the nobleman who rejected her by transforming a prostitute into a society lady and convincing him to marry the tainted bride.
Production Countries
France
Portugal
Production Companies
Instituto do Cinema, Audiovisual e Multimédia
Madragoa Filmes
Gemini Films
Cast
Ana Bustorff
as Margarida
Rogério Samora
as Tiago
Suzana Borges
as Innkeeper
Teresa Madruga
as Bárbara's mother
Maria Emília Correia
as the brothel owner
Fernando Rodrigues
as 1st Man
André Gomes
as the boss
José Wallenstein
as Marques
João Baptista
as young Tiago
Laura Soveral
as the grand mother
Anabela Moreira
as Prostitute
Margarida Moreira
as Prostitute
Rui Morisson
as Narrator
Rita Blanco
as Ms. D
Adriano Luz
as the husband
Helena Laureano
as Suzete
José Pinto
as Grandfather
Margarida Vila-Nova
as the daughter
