Os Verdes Anos

Os Verdes Anos (The Green Years) is a 1963 Portuguese drama film directed by Paulo Rocha and written by Nuno Bragança.^[1] It was Rocha's first feature film.

Os Verdes Anos
Directed by	Paulo Rocha
Starring	Isabel Ruth Rui Gomes Ruy Furtado Paulo Renato
Release date	November 29, 1963 (1963-11-29) (Lisbon)
Running time	91 minutes
Country	Portugal
Language	Portuguese

It stars Rui Gomes as Júlio, a young man who moves to Lisbon to try his luck as a shoemaker, where he develops a jealous love for Ilda (played by Isabel Ruth), a maid.^[2] Os Verdes Anos was produced by António da Cunha Telles with a soundtrack by Carlos Paredes.^[2]

It is considered one of the founding films of the Portuguese movement called Novo Cinema (New Cinema). It was released commercially in Portugal on 29 November 1963.^[3]

Cast

• Isabel Ruth
• Rui Gomes
• Ruy Furtado
• Paulo Renato