''The Fatalist'' ( pt, O Fatalista, french: Le fataliste) is a 2005 Portuguese-French

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

written and directed by

João Botelho João Manuel Relvas Leopoldo Botelho (born 1949) is a Portuguese film director. He has directed and written the screenplays of numerous films. His films have won several awards. His works have been nominated for the Venice Film Festival's Golde ...

. It is based on

Denis Diderot Denis Diderot (; ; 5 October 171331 July 1784) was a French philosopher, art critic, and writer, best known for serving as co-founder, chief editor, and contributor to the ''Encyclopédie'' along with Jean le Rond d'Alembert. He was a promine ...

's novel ''

Jacques the Fatalist ''Jacques the Fatalist and his Master'' (french: Jacques le fataliste et son maître) is a novel by Denis Diderot, written during the period 1765–1780. The first French edition was published posthumously in 1796, but it was known earlier in Germ ...

''. It was entered into the main competition at the 62nd edition of the

Venice Film Festival The Venice Film Festival or Venice International Film Festival ( it, Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica della Biennale di Venezia, "International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art of the Venice Biennale") is an annual film festival he ...

Plot

Cast

Rogério Samora José Rogério dos Anjos Filipe da Conceição Samora (28 October 1958 – 15 December 2021) was a Portuguese film, television and stage actor. Biography He appeared in more than one hundred films since 1980. On 20 July 2021, Rogério Samora ...

as Tiago *

Rita Blanco Rita Blanco (born 11 January 1963) is a Portuguese actress. She has appeared in more than 50 films and television shows since 1983. She starred in the film '' Get a Life'', which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2001 Cannes Fi ...

as Senhora D. * Suzana Borges as Estalajadeira * Patrícia Guerreiro as Bárbara *

José Wallenstein José Wallenstein (born 18 October 1959) is a Portuguese actor. He appeared in more than ninety films since 1981. Selected filmography References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wallenstein, Jose 1959 births Living people Male ac ...

as Marquis *

Teresa Madruga Teresa Madruga (born 18 March 1953) is a Portuguese actress. She has appeared in 71 films and television shows since 1977. She starred in the 1983 film ''In the White City'', which was entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival. S ...

as Bárbara's mother *

Margarida Vila-Nova Margarida Vila-Nova (born 6 June 1983) is a Portuguese actress. She had her first appearances in television in the programs of Filipe La Féria for RTP (1990 - Grande Noite, 1994 - Cabaret). She received formation in the theater with Michael ...

as the daughter * Maria Emilia Correia as the landlady *

Adriano Luz Adriano Manuel Vieira da Luz (born 9 April 1959) is a Portuguese actor. He has appeared in more than 90 films since 1987. Selected filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Luz, Adriano 1959 births Living people People ...

as the husband * João Baptista as Tiago (aged 20) * Helena Laureano as Miss Suzete * Ana Bustorff as Miss Margarida * Laura Soveral as Tiago's grandmother

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* 2005 drama films 2005 films Brazilian drama films Denis Diderot French drama films Films directed by João Botelho Films produced by Paulo Branco Films based on French novels 2000s Portuguese-language films 2000s French films {{2000s-France-film-stub