The Mother (1979)
Premiere 31 Dec 1978 Portugal | A Mãe: O Rico e o Pobre | 25 min | Drama Short
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The Mother is one of Monteiro’s first essays on the universe of Portuguese oral culture, folktales and obscure colloquialisms. The plot revolves around a traditional tale about theft, greed, an ubiquitous mother, and the links between the worlds of the living and the dead.
