The Mother
- Media type
- Film
A Mãe: O Rico e o Pobre · The Mother · MOVIE
Drama 1979
About this title
The Mother is one of Monteiro’s first essays on the universe of Portuguese oral culture, folktales and obscure colloquialisms. The plot revolves around a traditional tale about theft, greed, an ubiquitous mother, and the links between the worlds of the living and the dead.