The Fatalist
2005The complex relationship between master and servant is explored in director João Botelho's adaptation of Denis Diderot's popular novel Jacques le Fataliste et Son Maître. As Tiago (Rogério Samora) drives his master (André Gomes) through the Portuguese countryside to an unspecified destination, the traveling pair embark on a series of highly philosophical discussions. Flowing with tales of his life in the military and previous sexual escapades, Tiago trades a series of tales with his rapt passenger, including the story of a vengeful spurned lover who plots revenge on the nobleman who rejected her by transforming a prostitute into a society lady and convincing him to marry the tainted bride.
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Rogério Samora
as Tiago
André Gomes
as the boss
Rita Blanco
as Ms. D
Suzana Borges
as Innkeeper
Patrícia Guerreiro
as Bárbara
José Wallenstein
as Marques
Teresa Madruga
as Bárbara's mother
Margarida Vila-Nova
as the daughter
Maria Emília Correia
as the brothel owner
Adriano Luz
as the husband
João Baptista
as young Tiago
Helena Laureano
as Suzete
Ana Bustorff
as Margarida
Laura Soveral
as the grand mother
José Pinto
as Grandfather
Anabela Moreira
as Prostitute
Margarida Moreira
as Prostitute
Rui Morisson
as Narrator
Nuno Vieira de Almeida
as Piano Player
Fernando Rodrigues
as 1st Man