THE FACE YOU DESERVE

Synopsis

Franscico, behave! I know it´s your birthday, you are thirty now, it´s carnival, you’ve dressed as a cowboy for the school party and you are surrounded by kids you hate.
But that´s no reason to be so annoying….
Control yourself! Don´t you see no one will put up with you? You break your head, you go to the hospital, you have measles and there´s no one to look after you…
Seven dwarfs would be perfect, just like in Snow White…
Francisco, repeat after me: “Up to your 30’s you have the face God has given you.
After that, you get the face you deserve”.

Director's Bio-filmography

Miguel Gomes was born in Lisbon in 1972. He studied at the Lisbon Film and Theatre School and between 1996 and 2000 worked as film critic for the Portuguese press.

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OUR BELOVED MONTH OF AUGUST [2008] • CANTICLE OF ALL CREATURES [2006] • THE FACE YOU DESERVE [2004] • PRE-EVOLUTION SOCCER’S ONE MINUTE AFTER A GOLDEN GOAL IN THE MASTER LEAGUE [2003] • KALKITOS [2002] • THIRTY-ONE MEANS TROUBLE [2002] • A CHRISTMAS INVENTORY [2002] • MEANWHILE [2002]

Theatrical Release

PORTUGUESE RELEASE ON MARCH THE 24RD 2005
FRENCH RELEASE ON MAY THE 31RD 2006

Festivals & Awards

IndieLisboa 2004 [Portugal, 2004] Best Portuguese Cinematography; Critics Prize
Festival de Cinema da Covilhã 2004 [Portugal, 2004] Jury Honorary Mention

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Director's Note

This project originated from the idea that “until you’re 30 you have the face that god has given you and after that you have the face that you deserve”.

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http://mubi.com/films/27656

Cast

José Airosa • Gracinda Nave • Sara Graça • Miguel Barroso • João Nicolau • Ricardo Gross • Rui Catalão • António Figueiredo • Manuel Mozos • Carloto Cotta • Pedro Caldas

Crew

director Miguel Gomes • script Miguel Gomes, Manuel Mozos, Telmo Churro • cinematography Rui Poças • sound Vasco Pimentel • first assistant director Bruno Lourenço • continuity Jorge Cramez • decoration Luisa Perdigto • wardrobe Silvia Grabowski • make up Emmanuele Févre • illustrations João Fazenda • music Mariana Ricardo • production manager Ângela Cerveira • editing Sandro Aguilar, Miguel Gomes • sound editing Miguel Martins, Miguel Gomes • mix Vasco Pimentel • producers João Figueiras, Sandro Aguilar

35MM | 1:1.85 | Dolby SRD | 108’

© O SOM E A FÚRIA 2004