Recollections of the Yellow House

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1989 Portuguese film

Recollections of the Yellow House

Directed by| João César Monteiro
Starring| João César Monteiro
Manuela de Freitas
Ruy Furtado

Release date

* 1989 (1989)

Running time

| 122 minutes
Country| Portugal
Language| Portuguese

Recollections of the Yellow House (Portuguese: Recordações da Casa Amarela) is a 1989 Portuguese film directed by João César Monteiro.[1]

## Plot[edit]

João de Deus, a middle-aged man, lives in a cheap boarding house in an old part of Lisbon. He relies on Franz Schubert's music and films to stave off misery. After harassing his landlord's daughters, he is thrown out of his room. He is sent to a mental hospital, but he eventually manages to escape through the sewers.

## Cast[edit]

* João César Monteiro as João de Deus
* Manuela de Freitas as Dona Violeta
* Ruy Furtado as Senhor Armando
* Teresa Calado as Menina Julieta
* Duarte de Almeida as Ferdinando
* António Terrinha as the Doctor
* Sabina Sacchi as Mimi
* Henrique Viana as the Graduating Policeman
* Luís Miguel Cintra as Lívio
* Maria Ângela Violeta as Madre de Deus
* Violeta Sarzedas as the Next Door Neighbor
* João Pedro Bénard da Costa as the Dairy Worker
* Manuel Gomes as Laurindo
* Maria da Luz Fernandes as the Neighbor with the Baby
* Vasco Sequeira as the Tavern Owner
* José Nunes as the Kennel Worker
* Ester Caldeira, Ana Banhas, António Terrinha and Dona Gina as Neighbors
* João Santos as the Beggar
* Helena Ribas as the Policewoman
* Adamastor Duarte as the Policeman

## Awards[edit]

It was awarded the Silver Lion at the 46th Venice International Film Festival.[2]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Recollections of the Yellow House, directed by João César Monteiro | Film review". Time Out London. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
2. ^ Jay Robert Nash; Stanley R. Ross - (1990). The Motion Picture Guide 1990 Annual: The Films of 1989. Cinebooks. p. 327\. ISBN 0933997299.

## External links[edit]

* Recollections of the Yellow House at IMDb

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Silver Lion-winning films

1953–1957|

* Little Fugitive / Moulin Rouge / Sadko / Thérèse Raquin / Ugetsu / I Vitelloni (1953)
* On the Waterfront / Sansho the Bailiff / Seven Samurai / La Strada (1954)
* Le Amiche / The Big Knife / Ciske the Rat / The Grasshopper (1955)
* Le Notti Bianche (1957)

1988–1994|

* Landscape in the Mist (1988)
* Recollections of the Yellow House / Death of a Tea Master (1989)
* Raise the Red Lantern / The Fisher King / J'entends plus la guitare (1991)
* Luxury Hotel / Jamón Jamón / A Heart in Winter (1992)
* Kosh ba kosh (1993)
* Heavenly Creatures / Little Odessa / Il toro (1994)

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