Underplayed Gems

A Morgadinha dos Canaviais (1949)

A Morgadinha dos Canaviais poster
Directed by
Caetano Bonucci
Genre
romance, drama
Country
Portugal
Runtime
1h 19m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

In nineteenth century Portugal, Madalena Constança is a beautiful and generous young woman. The film follows her romantic and social life in a rural setting.

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What happens

A Morgadinha dos Canaviais is a 1949 Portuguese film directed by Caetano Bonucci and Amadeu Ferrari, featuring Eunice Muñoz as Madalena and Maria Matos as Vitória. The film is based on the romance novel of the same name by Portuguese novelist Júlio Dinis, published in 1868. Set in the nineteenth century, the story revolves around Madalena Constança, a girl of great beauty and generosity. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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