O Fauno das Montanhas

May 7, 1926

0h 40m

★ 6.0

Overview

This film is the pearl of his pioneer work in Madeira Island and captures the most of his methodology: good stories taking the most of Madeira's natural scenery, and provoking the audience with some ironic and "double-sense" scenes. The film tells the story of an English girl travelling with her father, a botanic, and a guide from madeira in the deep mountains of the island. The girl has some mental disturbs and is always scaring about an attack from the native man, appearing as a half-man/half-monster.

Genres

Drama

Fantasy

Production Companies

Empresa Cinegráfica Atlântida

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Cast

Forest keeper / The Fawn

Arnaldo Coimbra

Miss Jenny - Garton's daughter

Ermelinda Vieira

Mr. Garton

George A. Gordon

The Nymph

Maria da Nazaré Nunes da Silva Gouveia

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6.8

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5.7

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5.2

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6.8

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5.5

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5.5

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6.4

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0.0

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No overview available.

6.9

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5.3

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5.7

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6.3

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6.7

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5.6

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6.3

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6.0

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5.6

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