Weaving accounts of rural workers and field notes of a couple of archaeologists, amateur footage and scientific drawings, legends, poems and songs, “The Seasons” is a journey through the real history and the tales of a region in southern Portugal, Alentejo, and a portrait of the people who have lived there.
Presented at the Locarno and Toronto film festivals.

As Estações
2025
12 years
82 min.
Documentary
Portugal, France, Spain, Austria
Portugal, France, Spain, Austria, international film festivals, female directors, history, memory, nature
Colorido, P&B
Maureen Fazendeiro
Maureen Fazendeiro
Robin Fresson, Marta Simões
Telmo Churro, Maureen Fazendeiro
Simão Ramalho, Cláudio da Silva, Ana Potra, Manuel Leitão, António Sozinho
Luís Urbano, Sandro Aguilar, Valentina Novati, Beli Martínez, Lukas Valenta Rinner
O Som e a Fúria, Norte Productions, Filmika Galaika, Nabis Filmgroup
Luís J Martins
Square Eyes
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