Dom Roberto (1962)

João Barbela is poor man who lives out of charity - what coins the people of Lisbon's popular districts give him as 'pay' for his puppeteering work. For the kids, he is like a king, Dom Roberto = puppet). When he meets Maria, an equally poor girl, he fancies to change her life, and get her a house, maybe marrying, and being happy together.Life does not exactly have a happy ending, like he managed with his puppets 5-minute plays...

Directing:
  • Ernesto de Sousa

Writing:
  • Alexandre O'Neill
  • Leão Penedo

Stars:
Release Date: 1962-05-30
themoviedb icon 6.2/10
  • Country: PT
  • Language: Português
  • Runtime: 102

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