''The Hunt'' (Portuguese: A Caça) is a
1963
Events January
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short
Portuguese
Portuguese may refer to:
* anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal
** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods
** Portuguese language, a Romance language
*** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language
** Portu ...
film directed by
Manoel de Oliveira. The film is a grim, surrealistic short narrative film that contrasted with the positive tones of Oliveira's previous film. Due to censorship issues, Oliveira was forced to add a "happy ending" to the initial release of the film and was unable to restore his original ending until 1988. Because of this film and anti-
Salazar regime
The ''Estado Novo'' (, lit. "New State") was the Corporate statism, corporatist Portugal, Portuguese state installed in 1933. It evolved from the ''Ditadura Nacional'' ("National Dictatorship") formed after the 28 May 1926 coup d'état, ''cou ...
comments Oliveira made after a screening of his previous film ''O Acto de Primavera'', he was arrested by the
PIDE
The International and State Defense Police ( pt, Polícia Internacional e de Defesa do Estado; PIDE) was a Portuguese security agency that existed during the '' Estado Novo'' regime of António de Oliveira Salazar. Formally, the main roles of th ...
in 1963. He spent 10 days in jail and was interrogated until finally being released with the help of his friend Manuel Meneres.
Cast
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António Rodrigues Sousa as José
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João Rocha Almeida as Roberto
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Albino Freitas as Sapateiro, shoe-maker
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Manuel De Sa as Maneta, one-handed man
References
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1963 films
Films directed by Manoel de Oliveira
1960s Portuguese-language films
Portuguese short films
1963 short films
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