| Alice | |
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| Directed by | Marco Martins |
| Written by | Marco Martins |
| Produced by | Paulo Branco |
| Starring | Nuno Lopes Beatriz Batarda Miguel Guilherme Ana Bustorff |
| Music by | Bernardo Sassetti |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
| Language | Portuguese |
Alice is a Portuguese film directed by Marco Martins, released in 2005.[1] Alice stars Nuno Lopes as Mário, the father, and Beatriz Batarda as Luísa, his wife, as well as Miguel Guilherme, Ana Bustorff, Gonçalo Waddington, Carla Maciel, Laura Soveral and José Wallenstein. Alice was produced by Paulo Branco. Music is by Bernardo Sassetti.
Shot in a dark, depressive undertone, Alice unveils a Lisbon whose mists, colours, alleys and moods are strangers, despite the familiarity of the locations. All seems odd, silently cruel, as cruel is the disappearance of a child from the path she'd traveled every day in (apparent) safety. The anguish is masterfully conveyed, and so is the loneliness of both parents.