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Cast
Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho
as Himself
Robert Kramer
as American journalist
Eduardo Lourenço
as Himself
Joaquim Furtado
as Narrator (voice)
Erika Kramer
as Erica Asher (woman who wrote a letter)
Jorge Silva Melo
as American journalist (voice)
Zita Duarte
as Woman on a river boat (voice)
Luís Miguel Cintra
as Armando (voice)
Jaime Silvério Marques
as Himself
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1983
Runtime1h 30m
LanguagePortuguese
CertificationNR
GenresDocumentary
Votes3
DirectorAlberto Seixas Santos
WritersAlberto Seixas Santos, Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho, Robert Kramer
TypeFeature Film
Rating7.0 out of 10
Cast9 credited
Also Known AsGestures and Fragments
About Gestures and Fragments
"Essay on the Military and the Power", a phrase that also belongs to the title of "Gestures & Fragments", sums up the spirit of the film, based on three points of view on the same theme: Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho and Eduardo Lourenço, in their own roles, and the one played by Robert Kramer, as an American journalist bent on seeking explanations for the process of the Portuguese Revolution.
Directed by Alberto Seixas Santos, Gestures and Fragments leans on a strong ensemble — Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho, Robert Kramer, Eduardo Lourenço — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about documentary titles of 1983.
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