Saturday, August 24, 2024

The Green Years (Os Verdes Anos) - 1963

Julio, aged nineteen, has just left the provinces to settle down in the outskirts of Lisbon. He lives there in a poor area with his uncle Afonso and starts working as an apprentice shoemaker. At the shop, he gets to know Ilda, a young housemaid and regular customer. Ilda is pretty, joyful and modern and Julio falls for her. The two young people, although very different from each other, embark on an idyll…

Director: Paulo Rocha.

Stars: Rui Gomes, Isabel Ruth, Ruy Furtado, Paulo Renato.

First film of Paulo Rocha, one of the founders of the new Portuguese cinema.

Awards:

Premio Cabeza de Palenque (Acapulco Film Festival, 1965)

Mention Honorable (Valldolid Film Festival, 1965).


Audio in Portuguese and Subs in English.

LINK: https://ok.ru/video/2525073705638

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