O Fantasma (English: The Phantom or The Ghost) is a 2000 Portuguese erotic drama film directed by João Pedro Rodrigues (in his feature directorial debut) and produced by the independent production company Rosa Filmes.[2]
Premise
Young and handsome Sérgio works the night shift as a trash collector in Lisbon. He is uninterested in his pretty female co-worker Fatima, who displays an avid interest in him, so instead Sérgio roams the city. Eventually Sérgio becomes fascinated with a sleek motorcycle and its arrogant owner—a young man completely indifferent to Sérgio. Sérgio's surfacing desires unleash his darkest impulses, sending him down a dangerous path of violence, depravity, and degradation.
Cast
- Ricardo Meneses as Sérgio
- Beatriz Torcato as Fátima
- André Barbosa as João
- Eurico Vieira as Virgílio
- Jorge Almeida as police officer
- Joaquim Oliveira as Mário
- Florindo Lourenço as Matos
- Maria Paola Porru as João's mother
Reception
The film premiered at the Venice International Film Festival. It won the prize for Best Feature Film in the New York Lesbian & Gay Film Festival and the Entrevues Film Festival. Meneses was nominated for the 2001 Portuguese Golden Globe award for Best Leading Actor.
References
- ^ "O Fantasma (2000)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "O Fantasma" (in Portuguese). Rosa Filmes. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
External links
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