Anxiety

Status:
Released
Production:
Instituto Português da Arte Cinematográfica e Audiovisual
Aired:
1998-05-19
Anxiety
An anthology film drama featuring a poetic mirror structure based on existential identity. In "The Immortals," adapted from a Helder Prista Monteiro play, two famous doctors, an 80-year-old father, and his 60-year-old son, contemplate senility and death. "Suzy," from an Antonio Patricio story, is set in the '30s when a young courtesan dies on the operating table. "Mother of the River" is from an Agustina Bessa-Luis fable about eternal life.
Drama
Characters

Luís Miguel Cintra
Son

José Pinto
Father

Isabel Ruth
Marta

Leonor Silveira
Suzy

Diogo Dória
Him

Rita Blanco
Gabi
David Cardoso
The Friend

Leonor Baldaque
Fisalina

Ricardo Trêpa
Boyfriend

Irene Papas
Mother
Leonor Araújo
Girl

Afonso Araújo
Boy
Fernando Bento
Fisalina's Father

João Costa Menezes
Guest

Adelaide Teixeira
Stepmother

Manoel de Oliveira
Tango Dancer
Agui Pinto

Clara Nogueira
Maid