The Conversation Is Over (1981) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

1981 · 104 mins · Portuguese

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Directed by

João Botelho

Starring

Juliet Berto, Manoel de Oliveira, Isabel Ruth, André Gomes, João Perry, Isabel de Castro

Originally intended as a documentary, it gradually became a fictional narrative that follows the poems and letters exchanged between Modernist icons Fernando Pessoa in Lisbon and Mário de Sá‑Carneiro in Paris. Their endless dialogue is abruptly cut short, underscoring the tragic end of their partnership and the irrevocable silence that followed.