''Trails'' or ''Paths'' ( pt, Veredas) is a 1978 Portuguese

art film An art film (or arthouse film) is typically an independent film, aimed at a niche market rather than a mass market audience. It is "intended to be a serious, artistic work, often experimental and not designed for mass appeal", "made primarily f ...

directed by

João César Monteiro João César Monteiro Santos (2 February 1939, in Figueira da Foz – 3 February 2003, in Lisbon) was a Portuguese film director, actor, writer and film critic. Life and career João César Monteiro was born into a family with anti-clerical ...

in his debut feature.

Synopsis

"History of the Branca-Flor" from legends and figures of popular mythology. Roots of an itinerary through the natural and landscape origins, to the heart of Portugal. The values (water, birth, life-wheel), the figures (the devil, the wolves) and the references (the lord, servitude), with a stigma of unavoidable justice".

Cast

* Manuela de Freitas * Luís de Sousa Costa * Francisco Domingues * Carmen Duarte * Margarida Gil * António Mendes

References

External links

* 1978 films Films directed by João César Monteiro {{Portugal-film-stub