Gebo and the Shadow
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{{Infobox film
| name = Gebo and the Shadow
| image = O Gebo e a Sombra POSTER.jpg
| caption =
| director = Manoel de Oliveira
| producer = Antoine de Clermont-Tonnerre
Martine de Clermont-Tonnerre
Luís Urbano
| writer = Manoel de Oliveira
Raul Brandão (play)
| starring = Michael Lonsdale
Jeanne Moreau
Claudia Cardinale
Ricardo Trêpa
Leonor Silveira
| music =
| cinematography = Renato Berta
| editing = Valérie Loiseleux
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2012|09|05|Venice|ref1={{cite web |url=https://expresso.sapo.pt/o-gebo-e-a-sombra-obra-prima=f751357 |title= "O gebo e a sombra": obra-prima |author= Jorge Leitão Ramos|date=6 September 2012|accessdate= 2012-09-14|work=expresso.sapo.pt |publisher= Impresa|language= Portuguese}}|2012|09|27|Portugal|ref2=}}
| runtime = 90 minutes
| country = Portugal
France
Brazil
| language = French
| budget = €1.6 million{{cite web|url=http://www.tvi24.iol.pt/cinebox/manoel-de-oliveira-o-gebo-ea-sombra-luis-urbano-michel-piccoli-cinebox-tvi24/1269121-4059.html|title=Manoel de Oliveira filma "O Gebo e a Sombra"|date=26 July 2011|accessdate=2012-07-17|work=TVI 24|publisher=TVI|language=Portuguese|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502002448/http://www.tvi24.iol.pt/cinebox/manoel-de-oliveira-o-gebo-ea-sombra-luis-urbano-michel-piccoli-cinebox-tvi24/1269121-4059.html|archive-date=2 May 2014|url-status=dead}}
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Gebo and the Shadow (Portuguese: O Gebo e a Sombra, French: Gebo et l'Ombre) is a 2012 Portuguese-French drama film directed by Manoel de Oliveira. It is based on a play by Raul Brandão. It was shown at the 69th Venice International Film Festival.{{cite web |url=http://ipsilon.publico.pt/cinema/texto.aspx?id=307854 |title=Manoel de Oliveira passa dos cuidados intensivos para os intermédios |author= Ana Dias Cordeiro|date=16 July 2012|accessdate= 2012-07-17|work=Público |publisher=Sonae.com |language=Portuguese}} The film received a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/gebo_and_the_shadow/|title=Gebo and the Shadow|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes|accessdate=7 July 2015}}
It was the final feature film directed by de Oliveira, who was 104 years of age when the film was released, and one of the last film appearances of Jeanne Moreau before her death on 31 July 2017.
Cast
- Claudia Cardinale as Doroteia
- Jeanne Moreau as Candidinha
- Michael Lonsdale as Gebo
- Leonor Silveira as Sofia
- Ricardo Trêpa as João
- Luís Miguel Cintra as Chamiço
Music
Much of the music on the soundtrack consists of excerpts of a 2004 recordingCopyright 2004 Melodia BMG Classics, violin played by David Oistrakh. of the Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 of Jean Sibelius.
References
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External links
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Category:Films directed by Manoel de Oliveira
Category:2010s French-language films
Category:Portuguese drama films
Category:French films based on plays
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