Lusitanian Illusion
Images and sounds expose the duality of Portugal during the days of WW2: a peaceful, god-loving, rural country, providing an escape route for over one hundred thousand European refugees to the Americas; and a political and cultural elite that disguised their Nazi inclinations just enough to play its neutral role in international politics.
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Images and sounds expose the duality of Portugal during the days of WW2: a peaceful, god-loving, rural country, providing an escape route for over one hundred thousand European refugees to the Americas; and a political and cultural elite that disguised their Nazi inclinations just enough to play its neutral role in international politics.
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Genre:Documentary, History
Written By:João Canijo
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Runtime:65 minutes
Studio:Periferia Filmes
Cast
João Canijo
Director
António de Oliveira Salazar
Self (archive footage)
Américo Tomás
Self - President of the Republic (archive footage)
Hanna Schygulla
Erika Mann (voice)
Rüdiger Vogler
Alfred Döblin (voice)
Christian Patey
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (voice)
Annabella
Self (archive footage)
Danielle Darrieux
Self (archive footage)
Louis Jouvet
Self (archive footage)
Robert Montgomery
Self (archive footage)
Madeleine Ozeray
Self (archive footage)
António Lopes Ribeiro
Self (archive footage)
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