The top prize winner at the 1987 Locarno Film Festival, THE JESTER is a visually breathtaking debut feature from the 43-year-old Morais, with a puzzling style that falls somewhere between Raul Ruiz and Alain Resnais. The film begins as Heitor and Guedes, two former lovers, meet in a
restaurant to discuss the recent murder of a mutual friend who had been producing a film adaptation of "O Bobo," a 19th-century Alexandre Herculano play about the foundation of a 12th-century Portuguese monarchy. Within this frame, flashbacks are used to advance several stories, including the
deterioration of the relationship between Heitor and Guedes, the theatrical group's attempt to ...
Released:
1987
Rated:
NR
Length:
127 mins