Synopsis:
João Barbela is poor man who lives out of charity - what coins the people of Lisbon's popular districts give him as 'pay' for his puppeteering work. For the kids, he is like a king, Dom Roberto = puppet). When he meets Maria, an equally poor girl, he fancies to change her life, and get her a house, maybe marrying, and being happy together.Life does not exactly have a happy ending, like he managed with his puppets 5-minute plays...
Directed by: | Ernesto de Sousa |
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Written by: | Alexandre O'Neill & Leão Penedo |
Runtime: | 102 minutes |
Cast:
Raul Solnado
João Barbelas / Dom Roberto
João Barbelas / Dom Roberto
Glicínia Quartin
Maria
Maria
Luís Cerqueira
Gabriel
Gabriel
Costa Ferreira
Amâncio
Amâncio
Rui Mendes
Serafim
Serafim
Fernanda Alves
Ivone
Ivone
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