| Amor e Dedinhos de Pé Amor y deditos del pie Macao, mépris et passion | |
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 French poster | |
| Directed by | Luís Filipe Rocha |
| Written by | Luís Filipe Rocha Izaías Almada |
| Based on | Amor e Dedinhos de Pé by Henrique de Senna Fernandes |
| Produced by | Ángel Amigo Quincoces Tino Navarro |
| Starring | Joaquim de Almeida Ana Torrent Jean-Pierre Cassel |
| Cinematography | Eduardo Serra |
| Edited by | Bernardette Martin |
| Music by | António Gonçalves da Silva Taborda Enrique Xabier Macías |
Production companies | MGN Filmes Ou Mun Filmes Chrysalide Films Impala Jet Films Igeldo Zine Produkzioak |
Release date |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
| Countries | Portugal France Spain |
| Language | Portuguese |
Amor e Dedinhos de Pé (literally: 'Love and Tiny Toes'; Spanish: Amor y deditos del pie; French: Macao, mépris et passion) is a 1992 Portuguese-language Portuguese-French-Spanish film of romantic drama genre, directed and written by Luís Filipe Rocha and Izaías Almada, and starring Joaquim de Almeida, Ana Torrent and Jean-Pierre Cassel. It is based on the novel Amor e Dedinhos de Pé: Romance de Macau by the Macanese writer Henrique de Senna Fernandes.[1] The film was premiered in Macau on 20 March 1992,[2] and was released in France on 21 October of the same year.[3] In Portugal it was released on 15 January 1993,[4] and in Spain on 6 August of the same year.[5]
Summary
The film shows the social difficulties of a romance born on a cold night in Macau, when a seductive playboy is in love with a young woman who washes his toes. The story serves to make a portrait of the Portuguese colonialist society of Macau. In the end of the 19th century, the Portuguese Christian society melancholically looks towards Europe and proudly turns its back on China. In this context the love between Francisco and Victorina reflects all the contradictions of the social nucleus to which they belong.
Cast
- Joaquim de Almeida as Francisco Frontaria
- Ana Torrent as Victorina Vidal
- Jean-Pierre Cassel as Gonçalo Botelho
- João D'Ávila as Hipólito
- Omero Antonutti as Padilla
- Gemma Cuervo as Cesaltina
- Pilar Bardem as Amparo
- María Elena Flores as Carmencita
- Henrique Viana as Timoteo
- Manuela Cassola as Titi Bita
- José Manuel Mendes as padre Miguel
- Isidoro Fernández as Silvério
- Vítor Norte as Leopoldo
- Alberto Larumbe as Camilo
- Rui Luís Brás as Mezicles
- Henrique de Senna Fernandes as Barreto
- Manuela Couto as Victorina (voice)
- João Lourenço as Gonçalo Botelho (voice)
Production
The film was shot in Macau, places including the Lou Lim Ieoc Garden,[6] during the Portuguese administration in the territory.[7]
Awards and nominations
| Awards and nominations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ceremony | Category | Recipient | Outcome |
| 16th Cairo International Film Festival | Best Film | Love and Tiny Toes[8] | Nominated |
References
- ^ Agência Lusa (29 December 2019). "Macau é cinematográfico mas muito caro para filmar". Observador (in Portuguese). Lisbon. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
A falta de orçamento é também a justificação apontada por Luís Filipe Rocha, que realizou em Macau Amor e dedinhos de pé, baseado no romance homónimo do escritor macaense Henrique de Senna Fernandes, mas em coprodução com Espanha e França.
- ^ "Amor e Dedinhos de Pé (1991)". cinept.ubi.pt (in Portuguese). University of Beira Interior. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ "Macao mépris et passion". unifrance.org (in French). Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ "Cinema Português: Cronologia — 1993". cvc.instituto-camoes.pt (in Portuguese). Instituto Camões. Archived from the original on 6 September 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ "Amor y deditos del pie". cinerama.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ Do Mar, Diana (February 2014). "A "Comédia" de "Amor e Dedinhos de Pé"" [The “Comedy” of “Love and Tiny Toes”]. Macau (in Portuguese). Macau: Delta Edições. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- ^ "Amor e Dedinhos de Pé sempre será filmado". Jornal Tribuna de Macau (in Portuguese). Macau. 29 January 1990. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ "Cairo International Film Festival Archive". ciff.org.eg. 1992. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
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