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Recollections of the Yellow House (1989) · Cineora

Recollections of the Yellow House poster

A JOÃO CÉSAR MONTEIRO FILM

Recollections of the Yellow House

19892h 2mMovie

ComedyDrama

IMDb7.3/ 10 · 1.6K votes

THE STORY

Lisbon, 1989. A middle-aged poor man, tormented by an illness, lives in a cheap room in a family boarding house, in the old section of the city's waterfront.

Quirky
Melancholic
Bittersweet
Isolation
Class

Pace: Slow burn
Intensity: Mild
Complexity: Demanding

Good for talking about after and late nights. Contains nudity and sexual content.

DirectorJoão César Monteiro

FormatFeature film

TMDB7.8 / 10

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The people behind the story

Top cast

João César MonteiroJoão de Deus

Manuela de FreitasDona Violeta

Luís Miguel CintraLívio

Henrique VianaPolice Chief

António TerrinhaDoctor

Violeta SarzedasNeighbor in the living room

Madalena LuaMaid

João Pedro BénardDairy clerk

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