Hard Times (1988)
Tempos Difíceis
A film adaptation of the Charles Dickens novel "Hard Times" set in a Portuguese industrial town of the 1980s.
- Date of release
- 1988-08-29
- TMDB
- 7.3 / 10 (6)
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- João Botelho
Casting
- Henrique Viana — José Grandela
- Júlia Britton — Luisa Cremalheira
- Eunice Muñoz — Mrs. Vilaverde
- Ruy Furtado — Tomaz Cremalheira
- Isabel de Castro — Teresa Cremalheira
- Isabel Ruth — Sebastião's Wife
- Lia Gama — Raquel
- Inês de Medeiros — Cecilia
- Pedro Cabrita Reis — Júlio Vaz Simões
- Pedro Hestnes — Bastos
- Beatriz Batarda — Young Luisa
- Rita Blanco — Luisa Cremalheira (voice)
Interesting facts
- Based on: Hard Times: For These Times
- Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1
Hard Times is a 1988 Portuguese film adaptation of the 1854 novel by Charles Dickens, directed by João Botelho. However, the story is set in modern times. The film was selected as the Portuguese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 61st Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
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