

Florbela
2012-03-08 · 119 min · ★ 4.8
Shaken by a divorce in the 1920s, Portuguese poetess Florbela Espanca uses her writing to deal with her tumultuous relationship with men, eroticism and love.
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- Directors
- Vicente Alves do Ó
- Production companies
- Ukbar Filmes, ICA, RTP
- Countries
- Portugal
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Dalila CarmoFlorbela Espanca
Albano JerónimoMário Lage
Ivo CanelasApeles Espanca
Soraia ChavesAntónia Lobo
Maria João AbreuMariana Inglesa
Maya BoothAna
Rute MirandaAlberto's Wife
Rita LoureiroSophia de Arriaga
Carmen SantosHenriqueta
Anabela TeixeiraJúlia Alves
António FonsecaJoão Espanca
Ricardo BarbosaEnfermeiro
Graciano DiasAlberto (scenes deleted)
Marques D'AredeMr. Lage
Beatriz LeonardoFlorbela (Jovem)
José NevesAntónio
Inês NogueiraProfessora
Raquel CiprianoEnfermeira
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