The Uncertainty Principle

Mar 30—Apr 1, 2025
Directed by Manoel de Oliveira (2002)
With Leonor Baldaque, Leonor Silveira, Isabel Ruth, Ricardo Trêpa, Ivo Canelas, Luís Miguel Cintra, Júlia Buisel, Ângela Marques, Diogo Dória

This narratively complex work by a 93-year-old Oliveria follows a widow who remarries and starts a family after losing her place among the elites. Like several of Oliveira’s works, The Uncertainty Principle adapts renowned Portuguese author Agustina Bessa-Luis and stars many members of the filmmaker’s coterie, among them Leonor Baldaque, Leonor Silveira, and Isabel Ruth.

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      RUNNING TIME

      133min

      VENUE

      Peter Jay Sharp Building
      BAM Rose Cinemas

      FORMAT

      DCP

      LANGUAGE

      In Portuguese with English subtitles

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