A Bee in the Rain
1972 · Movie · 75 min. · Portugal
This Portuguese drama examines the daily life minutiae and intrigues of two scions of society in the rural village where they live. One is a wealthy landowner, the other a widowed aristocrat who lives in a world of her own. "Starting off from a fine novel by Carlos de Oliveira, Fernando Lopes doesn't so mush reconstitute a story, but rather defines an atmosphere parallel to that which exists in the literary work. The erosion of time, the crumbling of an epoch, the decline of a stately home, the disintegration of emotions: the film version of A Bee in the Rain talks about all these things, using a language that is sparse and unpolished, fascinating and at the same time repulsive in its disturbing silence"
Direction Fernando Lopes
Cast Laura Soveral · Joao Guedes · Zita Duarte · Ruy Furtado · Carlos Ferreiro · Fernando De Oliveira
Soundtrack Manuel Jorge Veloso
Screenplay Fernando Lopes · Carlos D'Oliveira
Cinematography Manuel Costa e Silva
Original title Uma Abelha na Chuva (A Bee in the Rain)
6.5
52 votes (FilmAffinity)
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