The Convent
The journey of Michael Padovic, an American professor who arrives with his wife, Helene, at a Portuguese convent where he expects to find the documents needed to prove his theory: Shakespeare was born in Spain; not in England.
Cast
Catherine Deneuve
Hélène
John Malkovich
Michael
Luis Miguel Cintra
Baltar
Leonor Silveira
Piedade
João Bénard da Costa
Baltazar
Heloísa Miranda
Berta
Gilberto Gonçalves
Fisherman
Crew
Manoel de Oliveira
Director
Paulo Branco
Producer
Manoel de Oliveira
Writer
Mário Barroso
Director of Photography
Valérie Loiseleux
Editor
Manoel de Oliveira
Editor
Isabel Branco
Costume Design
Zé Branco
Production Design
Ana Vaz da Silva
Production Design
Agustina Bessa-Luís
Writer
João Canijo
Production Manager
Jean-Paul Mugel
Sound Designer
Júlia Buisel
Continuity
Margarida Miranda
Makeup Artist