Dom Roberto

Dom Roberto

102 mins | Drama, Comedy | May 30, 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...

Dom Roberto

102 mins | Drama, Comedy | May 30, 1962

Dom Roberto
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...
Producers Cooperativa do Espectador
Original title Dom Roberto
Directors Ernesto de Sousa
Writers Leão Penedo, Alexandre O'Neill

Cast

Raul Solnado

as João Barbelas / Dom Roberto

Luís Cerqueira

as Gabriel

Costa Ferreira

as Amâncio

Rui Mendes

as Serafim

Fernanda Alves

as Ivone

Olga da Fonseca

as Mariana

Carlos Fernando

as Carlitos

Nicolau Breyner

as Man in black

Adelaide João

as Vizinha