Gebo and the Shadow

Gebo and the Shadow (Portuguese: O Gebo e a Sombra, French: Gebo et l'Ombre) is a 2012 Portuguese-French drama film directed by Manoel de Oliveira. It is based on a play by Raul Brandão. It was shown at the 69th Venice International Film Festival.^[3] The film received a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.^[4]

Gebo and the Shadow
Directed by	Manoel de Oliveira
Written by	Manoel de Oliveira Raul Brandão (play)
Produced by	Antoine de Clermont-Tonnerre Martine de Clermont-Tonnerre Luís Urbano
Starring	Michael Lonsdale Jeanne Moreau Claudia Cardinale Ricardo Trêpa Leonor Silveira
Cinematography	Renato Berta
Edited by	Valérie Loiseleux
Release dates	5 September 2012 (2012-09-05) (Venice)[1] 27 September 2012 (2012-09-27) (Portugal)[1]
Running time	90 minutes
Countries	Portugal France Brazil
Language	French
Budget	€1.6 million[2]

It was the final feature film directed by de Oliveira, who was 104 years of age when the film was released, and one of the last film appearances of Jeanne Moreau before her death on 31 July 2017.

Cast

• Claudia Cardinale as Doroteia
• Jeanne Moreau as Candidinha
• Michael Lonsdale as Gebo
• Leonor Silveira as Sofia
• Ricardo Trêpa as João
• Luís Miguel Cintra as Chamiço

Music

Much of the music on the soundtrack consists of excerpts of a 2004 recording^[5] of the Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 of Jean Sibelius.