A Garça e a Serpente

Name: A Garça e a Serpente
Genre: Drama
Released: 1952-05-27
Duration: 1 h 58 min
Cast: Teresa Casal, Carmen Dolores, Rogério Paulo

19521952
1h 58m

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Drama

Manuel is a bank clerk, melancholic and atheist, torn between two Ana Maria, a quiet, religious girl, and Albertina, a fiery, daring art-model. His bank opens a branch in Africa, and he work... Read allManuel is a bank clerk, melancholic and atheist, torn between two Ana Maria, a quiet, religious girl, and Albertina, a fiery, daring art-model. His bank opens a branch in Africa, and he works there a couple of years. When he comes back, both girlfriends are married. Manuel falls ... Read allManuel is a bank clerk, melancholic and atheist, torn between two Ana Maria, a quiet, religious girl, and Albertina, a fiery, daring art-model. His bank opens a branch in Africa, and he works there a couple of years. When he comes back, both girlfriends are married. Manuel falls prey to economic problems and faces moral dilemas, eventually finding a priesthood vocatio... Read all

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- Arthur Duarte
- Francisco Costa(adaptation)
- Fernando Fragoso(adaptation)
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Trivia
With a sad, moralistic ending, the film managed to pass a few daring scenes, including a rear view of a nude artist's model, in times of acute film censorship.