The film was to be a documentary, but evolved during production to a fictional film. It nevertheless adheres strictly to the poems and letters exchanged by two of the most outstanding names of the Modernist Movement, Fernando Pessoa (in Lisbon) and Mário de Sá-Carneiro (in Paris). Their endless conversation was dramatically and suddenly terminated.
as Fernando Pessoa
as Mário de Sá-Carneiro
as Helena
as Narrator / Fausto
as Padre
as Americana Louca
as Ricardo
as Baby (uncredited)
as Confissão de Lúcio: Marta
as Marinheiro: 2.º Veladora
as Marinheiro: 1.º Veladora
as Leitores: Pessoa ortónimo (voice)
as Leitores: Álvaro de Campos (voice)
as Freira
as Leitura de Poemas de Sá-Carneiro
as Pianisa
