La Racine du cœur
Synopsis
High in the Lisbon hills: bonfires, fairs and religious festivals, the year 2000, the economic crisis, upcoming elections. Drunk undercover cops pursue a group of transvestites – “The Wives of Saint-Anthony” – and throw them into the river naked, then set their white gowns alight. Caton, a charismatic, unscrupulous young mayoral candidate and nationalist politician, harasses timid Sylvia with threats and crazy promises but she flees his bed… Beautiful Sylvia is a vaguely mystical transvestite who’s desperately looking for love that’s out of this world.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (7)
Production and distribution (3)
- Co-productions : Arte France Cinéma, Boomerang Productions
- Foreign production companies : RTP - Radiotelevisao Portuguesa, Suma Filmes
- French distribution : Boomerang Productions
Full credits (10)
- Executive Producers : Paulo Rocha, Gérard Vaugeois
- Screenwriters : Paulo Rocha, Jeanne Waltz
- Director of Photography : Elso Roque
- Editor : Edgar Feldman
- Sound Recordist : Nuno Carvalho
- Costume designer : Manuela Bronze
- Author of original work : Paulo Rocha
- Production Manager : Joao Pedro Bénard
- Press Attaché (film) : Thierry Lenouvel
- Production Designer : Eduardo Filipe
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Production language : Portuguese
- Coproducer countries : Portugal, France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Minority French (Portugal, France)
- Production year : 2000
- French release : 18/10/2000
- Runtime : 1 h 54 min
- Current status : Released
- Approval : Yes
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Dolby SR
Box-office & releases
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