Porto Santo (1997) Online
A technical problem aboard a transatlantic flight forces a plane to land in Porto Santo, the small island of Madeira's archipelago where, according to a legend, Christopher Columbus the 15th century navigator, lived for a while and entertained a sexual relationship with a widow and her nubile daughter. A girl photo journalist profits to stay the extra-needed days for repair, to visit the island - and eventually she'll become part of complex relationships among some of the secluded people of the island. Also, a yacht lost in the high seas in 1947 reappears from the misty horizon 50 years later - to unite Fanny and João, a contemporary navigator.
| Complete credited cast: | |||
 | Leonor Silveira | - | Fanny - the Amateur Photograph |
| Carlos Martins Medeiros | - | João, the Navigator |
| Ana Zanatti | - | Maria, the Museum Curator |
 | Beatriz Batarda | - | Mariana, Maria's Daughter |
| Miguel Silva | - | José, Mariana's Husband |
| Vicente José | - | Diogo, Mariana's Son (as Vicente José Silva) |
| José Eduardo | - | Old Man |
| Luísa Barbosa | - | Tourist 1 |
| João Didelet | - | Tourist 2 |
| António Plácido | - | Police Officer 1 |
| António Cara D'Anjo | - | Police Officer 2 |
| Alexandre Melo | - | Aircraft Commander |
| Isabel Melo | - | Flight Attendant |
| Carlos Subtil | - | Flight Attendant |
A couple of scenes take place inside and outside of the TAP Portugal Airbus A330-223 CS-TOG "Bartolomeu de Gusmão", the name being a homage to the Portuguese aviation pioneer.
Director Vicente Jorge Silva introduces his teen son Vicente José as Diogo, a child character, and his father 'Jorge Bettencourt Gomes da Silva, as the owner of a photo shop where Fanny reveals her photos. This is an homage to his 94-year-old father's life entirely dedicated to amateur photography.
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