(literally: 'Love and Tiny Toes'; ; ) is a 1992

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Portuguese- French-

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film of

romantic drama Romance films involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion (emotion), passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their ...

genre, directed and written by

Luís Filipe Rocha Luís Filipe Rocha (born 16 November 1947) is a Portuguese film director, screenwriter and actor. He has directed ten films since 1976. His film '' Cerromaior'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1981 Cannes Film Festival. Fi ...

and Izaías Almada, and starring

Joaquim de Almeida Joaquim António Portugal Baptista de Almeida () (born 15 March 1957) is a Portuguese actor. He started his film career playing a role in the 1982 action film '' The Soldier'', and later achieved recognition for playing Andrea Bonanno in the ...

Ana Torrent Ana Torrent Bertrán de Lis (born 12 July 1966) is a Spanish film actress. She featured as a child actress in pictures such as ''The Spirit of the Beehive'' (1973), and ''Cría cuervos'' (1976), ''Elisa, vida mía'' (1977) and '' The Nest'' (19 ...

and

Jean-Pierre Cassel Jean-Pierre Cassel (; born Jean-Pierre Crochon; 27 October 1932 – 19 April 2007) was a French actor and dancer. A popular star of French cinema, he was initially known for his comedy film appearances, though he also proved a gifted dramatic a ...

. It is based on the novel by the Macanese writer Henrique de Senna Fernandes. The film was premiered in

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on 20 March 1992, and was released in

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on 21 October of the same year. In

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it was released on 15 January 1993, and in

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on 6 August of the same year.

Summary

The film shows the social difficulties of a romance born on a cold night in Macau, when a seductive playboy is in love with a young woman who washes his toes. The story serves to make a portrait of the Portuguese colonialist society of Macau. In the end of the 19th century, the Portuguese Christian society melancholically looks towards Europe and proudly turns its back on China. In this context the love between Francisco and Victorina reflects all the contradictions of the social nucleus to which they belong.

Cast

as Francisco Frontaria *

as Victorina Vidal *

as Gonçalo Botelho * João D'Ávila as Hipólito *

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as Padilla *

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as Cesaltina *

Pilar Bardem María del Pilar Bardem Muñoz (14 March 1939 – 17 July 2021) was a Spanish film and television actress. In 1996, she won the Goya Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in '' Nobody Will Speak of Us When We're Dead''. She was the moth ...

as Amparo *

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as Carmencita *

Henrique Viana Henrique Viana (Lisbon, June 29, 1936 — Lisbon, July 4, 2007) was a Portuguese actor who worked in theatre, cinema and television. He died of cancer in Capuchos Hospital, aged 71. Filmography *''Aqui Há Fantasmas'' (1964) by Pedro Martins * ...

as Timoteo * Manuela Cassola as Titi Bita * José Manuel Mendes as padre Miguel * Isidoro Fernández as Silvério *

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as Leopoldo * Alberto Larumbe as Camilo * Rui Luís Brás as Mezicles * Henrique de Senna Fernandes as Barreto * Manuela Couto as Victorina (voice) *

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as Gonçalo Botelho (voice)

Production

The film was shot in

, places including the

Lou Lim Ieoc Garden Lou Lim Ioc Garden (; ) is a garden in São Lázaro in Macau. Built in 1906 by local merchant Lou Kau as part of his residence, the garden has a design that follows the well-known Suzhou Gardens. It was turned over to the Macau government in 19 ...

, during the Portuguese administration in the

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Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Amor e Dedinhos de Pé 1992 films 1990s Portuguese-language films Portuguese romantic drama films French romantic drama films Spanish romantic drama films 1992 romantic drama films Films directed by Luís Filipe Rocha Films shot in Macau Films set in Macau Films set in 1897 Films set in the 1900s Films based on Portuguese novels 1990s French films