Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen

A wandering, mad old man is followed by a child who can see the magic contained in his words and rituals.

The film documents the places where the Portuguese painter Maria Helena Vieira da Silva (1908-1992), and Hungarian Arpad Szenes were born, met, and lived together, painting, and living to each other.

A couple in search of a different life, move from the city to the countryside and confront unexpected events without breaking their union.

“I think my film represents above all the proof to those who want to understand and accept it, that poetry can’t be filmed, that it is useless to try” - João César Monteiro

Using the author's personal estate, current images of places where she lived or were dear to her, and archival images of television and film; using parts of her prose and poetry always with first-person testimonies; from Porto to Lisbon, from Granja to Lagos, from the Atlantic Sea to the Mediterranean, from Greece to 25 April: the passions and disappointments of a life and work dedicated to the search for the real, freedom and justice.

A wandering, mad old man is followed by a child who can see the magic contained in his words and rituals.

A couple in search of a different life, move from the city to the countryside and confront unexpected events without breaking their union.