Fado majeur et mineur (1995)
Directed by Raoul Ruiz

Drama

Film Synopsis

Pierre, a tourist guide, suffers a sudden attack of memory loss.   When he arrives back home, he finds a strange young man waiting for him.  The man is on the brink of suicide and appears to blame Pierre for the death of a girl he was in love with.  Unable to make any sense of what is happening, Pierre allows the stranger to take him to a nightclub, where he begins to recover fragments of memories concerning an attractive young woman...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Raoul Ruiz
  • Script: Raoul Ruiz
  • Cinematographer: Jean-Yves Coic
  • Cast: Jean-Luc Bideau (Pierre), Melvil Poupaud (Antoine), Ana Padrão (Ninon), Jean-Yves Gautier (Joachim), Arielle Dombasle (Leda), Bulle Ogier (Katia), António Cara D'Anjo (Le chauffeur), Sheila Alexandra (La petite fille), André Gomes (Le curé), Monica Calle (Irina), Margarida Marinho (Lana), Isabel de Castro (Mère Antoinette), Maria João Reis (Myrta), Rosa Castro André (Aline), João D'Ávila (Le docteur), João Bénard da Costa (Le gardien), Nuno Melo (Client 1), Vasco Pimentel (Client 2), Marcantonio Del Carlo (Client 3), Anabela Teixeira
  • Country: France / Portugal
  • Language: French
  • Support: Black and White / Color
  • Runtime: 110 min

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