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The Flame of a Candle

Film2025109 min6.7/10 on TMDB

Directed by André Gil Mata

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Northern Portugal. An imposing residence with its garden and magnolia tree. As we know, home is a place that film, this outdoor art, has often used to depict less the joys of family life than a pernicious space. André Gil Mata has made it his stage, with its rooms, its furniture, what plays out there and what has already played out there. From one room to another, from one era to another, the film delves deep into this enclosed space, a kind of suffocating box.Read moreLess

Northern Portugal. An imposing residence with its garden and magnolia tree. As we know, home is a place that film, this outdoor art, has often used to depict less the joys of family life than a pernicious space. André Gil Mata has made it his stage, with its rooms, its furniture, what plays out there and what has already played out there. From one room to another, from one era to another, the film delves deep into this enclosed space, a kind of suffocating box.

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Northern Portugal. An imposing residence with its garden and magnolia tree. As we know, home is a place that film, this outdoor art, has often used to depict less the joys of family life than a pernicious space. André Gil Mata has made it his stage, with its rooms, its furniture, what plays out there and what has already played out there. From one room to another, from one era to another, the film delves deep into this enclosed space, a kind of suffocating box.

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Cast & crew

Eva RasEva RasAlzira (80)
Márcia BreiaMárcia BreiaBeatriz (75)
Dinis GomesDinis GomesAugusto (45 / 60 / 80)
Catarina LacerdaCatarina LacerdaPiano Teacher
Pedro BernardinoPedro BernardinoAlzira's Father
Manuel NabaisManuel NabaisAndré (adult)
Gina Macedo
Gina Macedo
Alzira (40 / 55)
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Producer
Marta Lima
Director of Photography
Frederico Lobo