The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis
Fernando Pessoa, one of the greatest writers in Portuguese, created an immense parallel world and several heteronyms so as to endure the loneliness of genius. José Saramago, 1998 Nobel Laureate in Literature, has a heteronym, Ricardo Reis, return to Portugal after a 16-year exile in Brazil. 1936 is a perilous year with Mussolini’s fascism, Hitler’s Nazism, Spain’s Civil War and Salazar’s New State in Portugal. And Fernando Pessoa meets his creation, Reis. Two women, Lídia and Marcenda, are Reis’ carnal and impossible passions. “Life and Death as one” allows for literature and cinema.
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| Original Title | O Ano da Morte de Ricardo Reis |
| Year | 2020 |
| Country | Portugal |
| Genre | Drama |
| Director | João Botelho |
| Runtime | 129 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 4.4/10 (4 votes) |
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The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis is an acquired taste at 4.4/10. We recommend checking the trailer and synopsis before diving in.
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Released in 2020, this film holds up just as well today. Best for: genre fans and those open to something unconventional.
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