Down to Earth
1994·Portugal·110 min.
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This rather esoteric drama is filled with poetic imagery. It is notable for it's beautiful photography as it follows a devoted nurse from her Portuguese home to the strange Cape Verde islands. Mariana is the nurse assigned to care for the injured immigrant worker Leao who is in a coma. With him she returns to his Cape Verde village. She was dissatisfied with her currently depressing life and willingly went. She begins to feel almost claustrophobic in the grim environment as she encounters a series of disturbing characters who drag her deeper into their depressing and hopeless lives. Mariana begins to reevaluate her former life.
DirectorPedro Costa
ScreenwriterPedro Costa
MusicRaul Andrade
CinematographyEmmanuel Machuel
CastInês de Medeiros·Isaach de Bankole·Edith Scob·Pedro Hestnes·Cristiano Andrade Alves·Antônio Andrade·Joaquim Antunes·Daniel Andrade·Raul Andrade·Monica Calle·Joaquim Carvalho·Luis Miguel Cintra·Isabel de CastroShow all
Original titleCasa de Lava