Maria's Hours (1979)

Original title

As Horas de Maria

Directed by

António de Macedo

Genre

comedy drama

Country

Portugal

Runtime

1h 45m

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This Portuguese film is a comedy drama set in Fátima. It challenges religious authority and sparked angry reactions from conservative groups when it was released in 1979.

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What happens

As Horas de Maria é um filme português de longa-metragem de António de Macedo, de (1976). A obra, iconoclasta, cujos exteriores foram filmados em Fátima, foi alvo de críticas severas da hierarquia da Igreja católica e, quando saiu em sala, provocou reacções violentas e agressões dos meios mais conservadores da época. (Ver: Novo Cinema) O filme teve ante-estreia em Lisboa no cinema Satélite a 7 de Junho e foi estreado no cinema Nimas a 3 de Abril de 1979. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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