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'First Work' and 'I Love You So Much' films premiere today in theaters

Portuguese director Rui Simões is releasing his film "Primeira Obra" in cinemas today, his first feature-length fiction film in a 50-year career and 80 years of life.

'First Work' and 'I Love You So Much' films premiere today in theaters
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06:29 - 25/04/24 por Lusa

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'Primeira Obra' is a fictional film, but it is also autobiographical, having as its starting point one of Rui Simões' first documentaries, 'Bom Povo Português', from 1980.

In the film, there is a young researcher of Portuguese descent, Michel, who arrives in Portugal to "research the revolution yet to be fulfilled. [...] In a conversation with Simão, a historic filmmaker, Michel seeks answers for his film. Upon meeting Susy, an environmental activist, he realizes that love is the way", says the synopsis.

The cast includes Zé Bernardino, Ulé Baldé, Joana Brandão, Maty Galey, among others, as well as the actor António Fonseca, in an 'alter ego' of Rui Simões himself.

Author of documentaries such as 'Deus, Pátria, Autoridade' (1975), 'Bom povo português' (1980), 'Ruas da amargura' (2008), 'Ilha da Cova da Moura' (2010), 'Guerra ou Paz' (2012) and 'No país de Alice' (2021), Rui Simões only managed to secure funding for a fiction film in 2020, now releasing it in cinemas.

Today, the film 'Amo-te Imenso', by Brazilian director Hermano Moreira, also hits the commercial circuit, in a co-production with Portugal, where the film was shot.

According to the synopsis released, the story follows Fábio, "a reserved Brazilian who escapes all stereotypes and who decides to spend a semester in the romantic and multicultural Lisbon", where he will fall in love with Maria, not before having to resolve some "secrets of the past".

The cast includes Guilherme Gorski, Filipa Pinto, Júlia Palha, Sónia Balacó and Rafael Canedo.

While 'Amo-te Imenso' premieres, Hermano Moreira is also working on a new project, 'Hotel Amor', also with Júlia Palha, Margarida Corceiro, Lucas Dutra, among others.

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