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The Green Years (1963) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1963 · 91 mins · Portuguese
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- Directed by
- Paulo Rocha
- Starring
- Manoel de Oliveira, Isabel Ruth, Carlos Rodrigues, Paulo Renato, Maria Helena, Ruy Furtado
Nineteen‑year‑old Julio leaves his provincial home for Lisbon, taking a position as a shoemaker with his uncle Raul. When he encounters Ilda, an assured young housemaid who becomes a frequent visitor to the shop, his modest, working‑class ideals clash with the bourgeois comforts and expectations of modern city life, forcing him to question his loyalties.
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