Wednesday 19 March at 21:30

Following a first feature where he had scrutinized the Salazar dictatorship mainly through newsreel footage and original editing clashes, Rui Simões now portrays the revolutionary period from April 1974 to November 1975, capturing its breath, deep causes and contradictions, and witnessing its rise, peak and decline. Again with a mix of different types of image and of narrative levels, the film includes archival material and new footage, documentary and metaphorical images, satire, re-enactments…, and gives a significant role to music. Unmistakenly committed with its object, it blends political commentary with emotional depth, showing both the people’s involvement and their role as spectators in this pivotal moment in history.

Restoration

The film was restored and digitised by the Cinemateca Portuguesa - Museu do Cinema, as part of the Recovery and Resilience Plan, with funding from the European Commission - Next Generation EU.