As Pupilas do Senhor Reitor (1935)

Directed by

José Leitão de Barros

Genre

romance, drama

Country

Portugal

Runtime

1h 42m

Rating

7.8 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

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How it feels

This is a story about a priest and the young women in his care in a Portuguese village. It follows their romantic lives and the small dramas of the community.

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What happens

As Pupilas do Senhor Reitor is a 1935 Portuguese film directed by José Leitão de Barros, starring Joaquim Almada, Maria Matos and António Silva and based on the novel of the same name by Júlio Dinis. It was released on 1 April 1935. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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