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Florbela
Florbela

Florbela

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Portuguese

Runtime

119 mins

Rating

5/10

Release Date

08 March 2012

Country

Portugal

Cast

Dalila Carmo

Dalila Carmo

Florbela Espanca

Albano Jerónimo

Albano Jerónimo

Mário Lage

Ivo Canelas

Ivo Canelas

Apeles Espanca

Soraia Chaves

Soraia Chaves

Antónia Lobo

Maria João Abreu

Maria João Abreu

Mariana Inglesa

Maya Booth

Maya Booth

Ana

Rute Miranda

Rute Miranda

Alberto's Wife

Rita Loureiro

Rita Loureiro

Sophia de Arriaga

Carmen Santos

Carmen Santos

Henriqueta

Anabela Teixeira

Anabela Teixeira

Júlia Alves

António Fonseca

António Fonseca

João Espanca

José Carlos das Neves

José Carlos das Neves

António

Ricardo Barbosa

Ricardo Barbosa

Enfermeiro

Graciano Dias

Graciano Dias

Alberto (scenes deleted)

Marques D'Arede

Marques D'Arede

Mr. Lage

Beatriz Leonardo

Beatriz Leonardo

Florbela (Jovem)

José Neves

José Neves

António

Inês Nogueira

Inês Nogueira

Professora

Raquel Cipriano

Raquel Cipriano

Enfermeira

Joana Figueira

Joana Figueira

Enfermeira

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