Manoel’s Destinies (1984)
2h 32m
Running Time
August 2, 1984Release Date
Manoel’s Destinies (1984)
2h 32m
Running Time
August 2, 1984Release Date
Network & Production Companies


Plot.
When the child Manuel wanders into a garden that is off-limits to him, he meets an unidentified fisherman, and another boy -- the boy is actually himself several years down the road. Manuel experiences three different versions of his encounters in the garden, revealing that fate can have several twists and turns in one's life, depending on decisions that are made early on.
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Cast & Crew.

Ruben de Freitas
Manuel(7 years old)

Teresa Madruga
Manuel's Mother

Fernando Heitor
Manuel's Father

Marco Paulo de Freitas
Manuel(13 years old)

Diogo Dória
Captain Araujo

Cecília Guimarães
Tante

Vasco Pimentel
Professor / Sound Designer

José de Freitas
Pecheur

Aurélie Chazelle
Marilina

Miguel Silva
Roque

Pedro M. Ruivo
Pedro

Pedro Fernandes
João

Clara Rolim
Clara

Luis Gaspar da Silva
Pianiste / Assistant Director

Tony Jessen
Motorist de la Tante

Vasco Sequeira
Pauvre

Armanda Bacelar
Femme Aveugle / Production Manager

Rafael de Sousa
Fils Pauvre

José Antônio Gomes
Pauvre

Raúl Ruiz
Director / Writer

João Botelho
Idea

Leonor Pinhão
Idea

Paulo Branco
Producer

Arthur Neves
Producer / Executive Producer

António Vaz da Silva
Producer / Executive Producer

Jorge Arriagada
Music

Rudolfo Wedeles
Editor

Zé Branco
Production Design / Costume Design

João Pedro Bénard
Production Manager

José Luís Carvalhosa
Second Unit Director of Photography

François Ede
Second Unit Director of Photography

Massoud Hattou
Second Unit Director of Photography
Media.

Details.
Release DateAugust 2, 1984
Original NameManoel dans l’île des merveilles
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 32m
Genres
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Wiki.
Manoel's Destinies (French: Les destins de Manoel) is a 1984 French-Portuguese children's fantasy film directed by Chilean filmmaker Raúl Ruiz. It was edited down from the three-part TV miniseries Manuel on the Island of Wonders (French: Manoel dans l'île des merveilles).
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