Recollections of the Yellow House

Nan
2h 2m
1989
8.2 /10 (28)

Overview

Lisbon, 1989. A middle-aged poor man, tormented by an illness, lives in a cheap room in a family boarding house, in the old section of the city's waterfront.

Country : Portugal
Languages : Português
Released Date: 1989-10-12

Top Billed Cast

João César Monteiro

João de Deus

Manuela de Freitas

Dona Violeta

Luís Miguel Cintra

Lívio

Henrique Viana

Police Chief

António Terrinha

Doctor

Violeta Sarzedas

Neighbor in the living room

Madalena Lua

Maid

João Pedro Bénard

Dairy clerk

Sabina Sacchi

Mimi

Inês de Medeiros

Mimi's voice (voice)

Manuel Gomes

Laurindo

Maria Ângela de Oliveira

Madre de Deus

Maria da Luz Fernandes

Neighbor with baby

Vasco Sequeira

Taverner

José Nunes

Kennel Attendant

Ruy Furtado

Senhor Armando

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