

Past and Present
This is an intriguing avant-garde look at what motivates the leisurely classes in Portugal, for better or worse, by director Manoel de Oliveira. Set in a spacious country home peopled with a wide-ranging cast of characters, the drama begins as the friends of a widow come to console her on the loss of her husband. But at one point, the widow goes upstairs, encounters her husband, and is faced with his accusations about the past. This event and others provide the means of revealing the petty, self-serving, egocentric, and romantic pursuits of the melange of people in the house. - Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
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- Portuguese
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United StatesUS
- PremiereMuseum of Modern Art, New York16 Nov 1984
CzechiaCZ
- PremiereCinEd@ys Film Week19 Nov 2002
FranceFR
- Theatrical16 Jan 1980
ItalyIT
- PremiereVenice Film Festival6 Sept 1976
JapanJP
- TV7 Nov 1993
- PremierePortuguese Cinema Festival18 Sept 2010
- PremiereTakasaki Film Festival3 Apr 2016
PortugalPT
- Theatrical27 Feb 1972
- Theatrical (limited)Cinema Batalha, Porto6 Jan 1974
South KoreaKR
- PremierePusan International Film Festival9 Oct 2011
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Past and Present was released on 27 February 1972.
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