A Caixa
| A Caixa | |
|---|---|
 French poster | |
| Directed by | Manoel de Oliveira |
| Written by | Manoel de Oliveira Prista Monteiro (play) |
| Produced by | Paulo Branco |
| Starring | Luís Miguel Cintra Glicínia Quartin Ruy de Carvalho |
| Cinematography | Mário Barroso |
| Edited by | Valérie Loiseleux Manoel de Oliveira |
Release date |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Countries | France Portugal |
| Language | Portuguese |
A Caixa (lit. The Box) is a 1994 Portuguese comedy film adapted from the homonymous Hélder Prista Monteiro play[1] by Manoel de Oliveira, who also directed the film. It was screened in competition at the 1994 Tokyo International Film Festival.
Plot
Stories of various individuals living in a poor district of Lisbon are intertwined with the sad life of a blind street vendor whose only means of support is his elm box.
Cast
- Luís Miguel Cintra as Blind Man
- Glicínia Quartin as Old Woman
- Ruy de Carvalho as Taverner
- Beatriz Batarda as Daughter
- Diogo Dória as Friend
- Isabel Ruth as Saleswoman
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