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The Satin Slipper

Original title: Le soulier de satin
1985 · 6 h 50 min
Directed by Manoel de Oliveira · Portugal · Slow and Contemplative Cinema
Drama

Cast

Luís Miguel Cintra

Credits

Written by: Paul Claudel

Plot

A seven-hour adaptation of Paul Claudel's play about unrequited love set against colonialism.

Sinekatalog’s take

Manoel de Oliveira's seven-hour adaptation of Paul Claudel's play stages a love that cannot be fulfilled across the Spanish empire. Theatrical, ornate and grand, with Luís Miguel Cintra, it is a monumental, demanding act of faith in language and cinema.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.7 / 10 (218 votes)
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