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Past and Present

Genres

Comedy , Drama

Duration

115 min

Director

Manoel de Oliveira

Rating

7.1

Release Date

February 26, 1972

Past and Present

Original title: O Passado e o Presente

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Synopsis Past and Present

This is an intriguing avant-garde look at what motivates the leisurely classes in Portugal, for better or worse, by director Manoel de Oliveira. Set in a spacious country home peopled with a wide-ranging cast of characters, the drama begins as the friends of a widow come to console her on the loss of her husband. But at one point, the widow goes upstairs, encounters her husband, and is faced with his accusations about the past. This event and others provide the means of revealing the petty, self-serving, egocentric, and romantic pursuits of the melange of people in the house. - Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi