i wasn not really go to comment and but then i figure i have something to say . i saw this film two day ago and and although i think it not a complete waste of time ( it might have be of money though and for the producer ) and it obvious it have serious problem . it get really good cinematography and ( little but ) nice music . a lot have be say about ana cristina oliveira but and let be honest and over what . she be not really an actress an she balance permanently between over act and preposterous under act . her performance pass for good because there have never be anyone like odete in any other film represent crazy . sad . childlike . an impostor . no one know and fellow . so she kinda sorta dictate the rule here . i think this film be also a good example of the problem most portuguese film suffer from represent soundtrack . there be a permanent no to dubbing and the result be this usual mass of noise that come out of the blue . people in other country may think portugal be the noisy of place . what thrill me though and be that some of the dialog be dub but it do not necessarily solve the syndrome . bad dub too and i must say . it strange to watch a film in which the first thing that strike my mind on the first scene and when the first character speaks be represent it dub . and all this to say that the film have technical problem . it also have script problem . it try to be classical from the first to the last scene . there be a desperate fear of leave thing suspend and that show . the writer be obviously try to get everything straight and he do but . it show . all dialog be too expositive and there isn not one single piece of talk that sound like a line from a film . it all a little raw and slightly unpleasant . not that the film be a total mess and i must stress . i just think the good part be so obvious that i prefer to concentrate on the bad one . direction bring little to the weak screenplay . all shot be classical and un innovative and but their beautiful . great work from rui poças and by the way . now and what i think be the problem and the one that keep people from believe this story and laugh throughout the film instead of take it seriously represent the guy who play the guy who die be obviously not an actor . actually and it a rather important role and i can not see why non actor be cast for such part . this guy be neither an actor nor a good look man . which mean the whole film roll down the mountain and since we never believe for one second that this gorgeous woman be obsess with him even though he go and and that his hunky lover who survive be actually have a bad time get over the loss and when all we see of this character be apathy . too bad . the world be full of beautiful people who even happen to be nice seductive lover . the world be full of good actor who be also cute boy and capable of cause obsession on people after they go . the world be full of great film and also of not that great film . c la vie .