O Rapaz do Trapézio Voador

Overview

One bad thing never comes alone, says the people. The village Estrela is threatened by the waters of the new Alqueva dam. It will become an "island". But, as one bad thing never comes alone, the daily lives of the inhabitants of this small mountain village are changed by the death of Adriano. "In order to create, I destroyed myself; I have so much externalized within myself that within me I exist only outwardly. I am the living scene where various actors perform various plays." (from Livro do Desassossego by Fernando Pessoa), as Adriano liked to quote Adriano. He committed suicide on the day of the village feast, hanging himself in the main square. For Adriano, the main square of the village has long been the center of the world. Adriano felt surrounded, depressed, unable to escape his destiny. "No one can stop a man who travels with suicide on his lapel" Adriano repeated to Lisete, always to the point of exhaustion.

Cast

José Airosa

Adriano

Micaela Cardoso

Lisete

Rosana Pastor

Conceição

Adriano Luz

José Lopes

Henrique Viana

Mário

Maria Emília Correia

Gertrudes

Suzana Borges

Maria dos Anjos

José Mora Ramos

António

Asunción Balaguer

Adelina

Carlos Sebastião

Manuel Merendas