THE GIRL WITH THE DEAD HAND

Synopsis

Sixteen year old Cecília has a prosthetic hand. Mariana, her four year old cousin comes to live in her parents’ house. The mother’s affections concentrate on Mariana. With jealousy, Cecília dreams of a tragic love, which doesn’t bring back her mother’s love.

Director's Bio-filmography

Albert Seixas Santos was born in 1936, in Lisbon.
He studied history and philosophy at the university of Lisbon.
Lived in Paris in 1962 and went the following year to London where he studied at the London School of Film Technique.
He worked has a film critic between 1958 and 1970 for several portuguese newspapers and magazines.
In 1977, he was appointed President of the Portuguese Institute for Cinema.
Between 1980 and 2002, he taught at the Superior School of Theatre and Cinema (ESTC).
He is appointed director of programs in the portuguese public TV network (RTP) in 1985.

THE GIRL WITH THE DEAD HAND [2005] • MAL [1999] • PARADISE LOST [1992-1995] • GRUPO ZERO COLECTIVE – GESTURES AND FRAGMENTS [1982] • COLECTIVE FILM – A LEI DA TERRA [1977] • AS ARMAS E O POVO [1975] • GENTLE COSTUME [1975] • INDÚSTRIA CERVEJEIRA EM PORTUGAL [1968] • A ARTE E OFÍCIO DE OURIVES [1968]

Theatrical release

RELEASED WITH THE FILM THE CHILDREN BY LUC AND JEAN-PIERRE DARDENNE

Festivals

Festival Internacional Curtas Metragens de Vila do Conde [Portugal, 2005]
La Biennale de Venezia – Mostra Internazionaled’arte Cinematografica di Venezia – Corto Cortissimo [Italy, 2005]

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Cast

Rita Martins • Madalena Vitorino • Bia Gomes • Maria Inês Soares

Crew

directed by Alberto Seixas Santos • written by Alberto Seixas Santos, Maria Velho da Costa • cinematography Miguel Sales Lopes • editing Catarina Ruivo • sound António Pedro Figueiredo • music Miguel Martins • producers João Figueiras, Sandro Aguilar

35MM | 1: 1,85 | Dolby SRD | 16’

© O SOM E A FÚRIA, 2005