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Recollections of the Yellow House

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Lisbon, 1989. A middle-aged poor man, tormented by an illness, lives in a cheap room in a family boarding house, in the old section of the city's waterfront.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1989-10-12

Runtime: 122 mins

Director: João César Monteiro

Spoken language: Português

Genres: Comedy, Drama

Original title: Recollections of the Yellow House

Production Companies: Invicta Filmes

Production Countries: Portugal

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