Os Verdes Anos (1963)
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Isabel Ruth, Rui Gomes, Ruy Furtado, Paulo Renato
A young man arrives in Lisbon hoping for a better future, but the city feels hostile as his new romance founders over marriage.
The story
Nineteen-year-old Júlio leaves the provinces for Lisbon, where he lives with his uncle and looks for work as a shoemaker’s assistant. On the day he arrives, he meets Ilda, a cheerful young woman who works as a domestic servant near his workshop. Both hope for a better future, and their friendship soon becomes an intense love. Yet Júlio feels lost in the unfamiliar city and unable to find his place in modern society. Seeking comfort in the security of marriage, he proposes that future to Ilda, but she refuses.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Nineteen-year-old Júlio moves from the provinces to Lisbon to live with his uncle and try his luck. He looks for work as a shoemaker’s assistant. On the day he arrives, chance leads him to meet Ilda, a cheerful young woman his age who works as a domestic servant in a house near the workshop where Júlio works. Like Júlio, Ilda lives in hope of a better future. Their friendship soon turns into an overwhelming love. The young man from the provinces feels he is in a strange and hostile environment, unable to find his way in modern society. Unable to fit in, he seeks comfort in the security of the idea of marriage, which Ilda refuses. Other unsettling events follow. The city makes him uneasy, and he becomes unable to cope with his girlfriend’s rejection. Their relationship is plagued by distrust and disappointment, and the young woman decides to end the relationship. In a moment of anger, Júlio impulsively ends up killing her.
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