Day of Despair

Day of Despair (Portuguese: O Dia do Desespero) is a 1992 Portuguese drama film based on the life of Portuguese writer Camilo Castelo Branco. It was directed by Manoel de Oliveira. The film was selected as the Portuguese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 65th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.^[1][2]

Day of Despair
Directed by	Manoel de Oliveira
Written by	Manoel de Oliveira
Produced by	Paulo Branco
Starring	Mário Barroso Luís Miguel Cintra Teresa Madruga
Cinematography	Mário Barroso
Edited by	Valérie Loiseleux Manoel de Oliveira
Release date	30 October 1992 (1992-10-30)
Running time	75 minutes
Countries	France Portugal
Language	Portuguese

Cast

• Mário Barroso as Camilo Castelo Branco
• Teresa Madruga as Ana Plácido
• Luís Miguel Cintra as Freitas Fortuna
• Diogo Dória as Dr. Edmundo Magalhães

Reception

The film has been considered "unjustly overlooked and underrated".^[3]

See also

• List of submissions to the 65th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Portuguese submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

References

1. Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
2. "Foreign Oscar entries submitted". Variety. 3 December 1992. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
3. "The Classical Modernist: Manoel de Oliveira". Film Comment. Retrieved 2023-06-13.

External links

• Day of Despair at IMDb