The Island of Contenda
1999 · 110 MIN · IMDB 6.6 · DIR. Leão Lopes
Overview
Cape Verde, 1964. At the feet of a mighty volcano, the traditional Cape Verdean society is undergoing a steady change. The old land-owning aristocracy is disintegrating. A class of "mulattos" begins to emerge, with a trade-based financial power that threatens the landlords. A new identity arises, a mix of old and new, of African and Portuguese culture, sensual and dynamic. The songs of Cesária Évora follow this inevitable transformation. From the novel by Henrique Teixeira de Sousa.
Dialogue Timeline — 902 lines
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00:00:09 CONTENDA ISLAND
00:06:10 You're joking.
00:18:33 Mr. Carneiro, I never forget my debts!
00:21:21 I'm not interested in business. That's for the Anacletos of this world.
00:27:17 Some left for good, some came back.
00:30:44 Se we can come to an understanding.
00:33:54 that was the first major operation performed on the island.
00:39:15 They say he even throws cakes to the street like the old days.
00:42:29 and if we don't meet again, and in case you need it
00:46:43 You're going to have a lot to learn.
00:51:47 Wasn't it you who wanted to see over the properties with your own eyes?
00:54:59 drawn up by an engineer.
00:58:47 What! Is cousin Noca ill?
01:01:52 - Does Noca need anything? - No, she's all right. Get going.
01:09:11 Calm down, Alberto, let's go and meet Eusébio.
01:14:02 and what's more you can count on me at the meeting.
01:17:46 You could have saved me!
01:20:57 He wanted to ask for money from America and Dakar.
01:28:19 What a night, Manuel!
01:31:57 Because of me! Don't tell me.
01:34:48 Leprosy, Dr. Vicente?
01:38:24 You should have seen their faces. They are contemptible.
01:40:48 But we have nothing left. We've sold everything.
01:48:33 I've always been here.
Cast & Characters
João Lourenço
Eusébio
Luísa Cruz
Esmeralda
Fernanda Alves
Nha Mariquinha
Cecília Guimarães
Nha Noca
Luís Mascarenhas
Inspector
José Fanha
Carneiro
Leandro Ferreira
Father Vitorio
Isabel de Castro
Nha Caela
Filipe Ferrer
Alberto
Teresa Madruga
Belinha
Betina Lopes
Soila
Henrique Espírito Santo
Governor
Laurinda Ferreira
Alice
Marina Albuquerque
Pedro Wilson
Dr. Vicente
Horácio Santos
Anacleto
Carlos Rodrigues
Augusto Foleiro
Mano Preto
Chiquinho
Camacho Costa
Felisberto
João Medina
Frank Peito D'Ouro
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed902
Dialogue density8.2 lines / min
First line00:00:09
Final line01:48:33
Production Record
DirectorLeão Lopes
LanguagePortuguese
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