Past and Present (1972)

Original title

O Passado e o Presente

Directed by

Manoel de Oliveira

Genre

comedy film

Country

Portugal

Runtime

1h 57m

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film follows a woman who marries several times, each husband echoing the one before. It explores her repeated disappointments in love and the absurd patterns of her relationships.

playfulironicbittersweetdryly comicreflectiveslow-movingmelancholiccerebral

What happens

Past and Present (Portuguese: O Passado e o Presente) is a 1972 Portuguese film directed by Manoel de Oliveira. The film is considered part of the director's Tetralogy of Frustrated Love, with Benilde, Doomed Love and Francisca. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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