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Christopher Columbus, The Enigma poster

A MANOEL DE OLIVEIRA FILM

Christopher Columbus, The Enigma

20071h 15mMovie

DramaHistory

IMDb5.7/ 10 · 449 votes

LIFE IS THE JOURNEY, LIFE IS THE ENIGMA...

A true story of a doctor and his wife who went on a journey in order to prove that discoverer Christopher Columbus was in fact Portuguese. Inspired by the book "Cristóvão Colon Era Português".

Thought-provoking
Quirky
Melancholic
True story
Ambition

Pace: Slow burn
Intensity: Gentle
Complexity: Demanding

Good for watching alone and talking about after.

DirectorManoel de Oliveira

FormatFeature film

TMDB5.6 / 10

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The people behind the story

Top cast

Ricardo TrêpaManuel Luciano (1946-60)

Leonor BaldaqueSílvia (1957-60)

Manoel de OliveiraManuel Luciano (2007)

Maria Isabel de OliveiraSílvia (2007)

Leonor SilveiraMãe

Luís Miguel CintraDiretor Museu Porto Santo

José PintoSr. José Sabino da Silva

Adelaide TeixeiraTranseunte Cuba

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