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Shaken by a divorce in the 1920s, Portuguese poetess Florbela Espanca uses her writing to deal with her tumultuous relationship with men, eroticism and love.
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119 min
2012-03-08
Released
Portuguese
11
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Florbela Espanca
Mário Lage
Apeles Espanca
Antónia Lobo
Mariana Inglesa
Ana
Alberto's Wife
Sophia de Arriaga
Henriqueta
Júlia Alves
João Espanca
António
Enfermeiro
Alberto (scenes deleted)
Mr. Lage
Florbela (Jovem)
António
Professora
Enfermeira
Enfermeira
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