Past and Present
O Passado e o Presente
Past and Present at FMovies. This is an intriguing avant-garde look at what motivates the leisurely classes in Portugal, for better or worse, by director Manoel de Oliveira. Set in a spacious country home peopled with a wide-ranging cast of characters, the drama begins as the friends of a widow come to console her on the loss of her husband. But at one point, the widow goes upstairs, encounters her husband, and is faced with his accusations about the past. This event and others provide the means of revealing the petty, self-serving, egocentric, and romantic pursuits of the melange of people in the house. - Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Genre: Comedy, Drama
- Country: Portugal
- Director: Manoel de Oliveira
- Cast: Maria de Saisset, Manuela de Freitas, Bárbara Vieira, Alberto Inácio, Pedro Pinheiro, António Machado, João Bénard da Costa, José Martinho, Alberto Branco, Agostinho Alves, António Beringela, Carlos de Sousa, Pedro Efe, Cândido Lacerda,
