Day of Despair explained

Day of Despair
Director:	Manoel de Oliveira
Producer:	Paulo Branco
Starring:	Mário Barroso Luís Miguel Cintra Teresa Madruga
Cinematography:	Mário Barroso
Editing:	Valérie Loiseleux Manoel de Oliveira
Runtime:	75 minutes
Country:	France Portugal
Language:	Portuguese

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]}

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

Notes and References

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