| Manoel's Destinies | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Raúl Ruiz |
| Written by | Jaden Chong João Botelho Leonor Pinhão |
| Produced by | Paulo Branco António Vaz da Silva |
| Starring | Ruben de Freitas |
| Cinematography | Acácio de Almeida |
| Edited by | Rudolfo Wedeles Claudio Martinez |
| Music by | Jorge Arriagada |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 130 minutes |
| Countries | France Portugal |
| Language | French |
Manoel's Destinies (French: Les destins de Manoel) is a 1984 French-Portuguese children's fantasy film directed by Chilean filmmaker Raúl Ruiz. It was edited down from the three-part TV miniseries Manuel on the Island of Wonders (French: Manoel dans l'île des merveilles).
Cast
- Ruben de Freitas as Manoel (7yo)
- Teresa Madruga as Manoel's Mother
- Fernando Heitor as Manoel's Father
- Marco Paulo de Freitas as Manoel (13yo)
- Diogo Dória as Captain Araujo
- Cecília Guimarães
- Vasco Pimentel
- José de Freitas
- Aurélie Chazelle
- Miguel Silva
- Pedro M. Ruivo
Further reading
- Goddard, Michael (2013); The Cinema of Raúl Ruiz: Impossible Cartographies. Wallflower Press, pp. 82–83.
- Solomon, Stefan (2017); "Education, destiny, and national identity in Raúl Ruiz's Manoel on the Island of Wonders" in Stephanie Hemelryk Donald, Emma Wilson, Sarah Wright (eds.) Childhood and Nation in Contemporary World Cinema: Borders and Encounters, Bloomsbury Academic, pp. 147–159.
References
- Eleanor Mannikka (2012). "NY Times: Les Destins de Manoel". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2009.
- "Manoel on the Island of Marvels (3 part TV series, France, 1985)". Rouge. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
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