Five Days, Five Nights (1996 film)

Cinco dias, cinco noites
Directed byJosé Fonseca e Costa
Written byJosé Fonseca e Costa
Based onÁlvaro Cunhal
Produced byPaulo Branco
StarringPaulo Pires
Vítor Norte
CinematographyAffonso Beato
Edited byJacques Witta
Music byAntónio Pinho Vargas
Release date
  • 25 April 1996 (1996-04-25)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryPortugal
LanguagePortuguese

Five Days, Five Nights (Portuguese: Cinco Dias, Cinco Noites) is a 1996 Portuguese film directed by José Fonseca e Costa, starring Paulo Pires and Vítor Norte. It is based on a novel written by Álvaro Cunhal under the pseudonym Manuel Tiago.

David Stratton of Variety wrote "A languidly paced escape adventure in which suspense potential is abandoned to focus on the relationship between a youthful escapee and his cynical guide, Five Days, Five Nights is a visually impressive but dramatically lightweight affair".[1]

Cast

  • Paulo Pires as André
  • Sinde Filipe as Friend
  • Vítor Norte as Lambaça
  • Mário Moutinho as Photographer
  • Diana Costa e Silva as Girl in Bus (as Diana Tavares)
  • Cucha Carvalheiro as Woman in Bus
  • Laura Soveral as Sra. Conceição
  • Teresa Roby as Júlia
  • Miguel Guilherme as Acácio
  • Joaquim Nicolau as Armando
  • Rita Durão as Gracinda
  • Canto e Castro as Old Man
  • José Eduardo as Sergeant
  • Ana Padrão as Zulmira

References

  1. ^ Stratton, David (5 April 1997). "Five Days, Five Nights". Variety.