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The Fatalist

The Fatalist

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jun 26, 2005

Runtime

1h 39m

Genres

Drama

User Score

36%

Original Title

O Fatalista

Production Companies

Instituto do Cinema, Audiovisual e Multimédia, Madragoa Filmes, Gemini Films

Director

João Botelho

Description

The complex relationship between master and servant is explored in director João Botelho's adaptation of Denis Diderot's popular novel Jacques le Fataliste et Son Maître. As Tiago (Rogério Samora) drives his master (André Gomes) through the Portuguese countryside to an unspecified destination, the traveling pair embark on a series of highly philosophical discussions. Flowing with tales of his life in the military and previous sexual escapades, Tiago trades a series of tales with his rapt passenger, including the story of a vengeful spurned lover who plots revenge on the nobleman who rejected her by transforming a prostitute into a society lady and convincing him to marry the tainted bride.