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Lusitanian Illusion (2010)

Original title: Fantasia Lusitana

2010-04-22 · 1h 7m · PT
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Images and sounds expose the duality of Portugal during the days of WW2: a peaceful, god-loving, rural country, providing an escape route for over one hundred thousand European refugees to the Americas; and a political and cultural elite that disguised their Nazi inclinations just enough to play its neutral role in international politics.

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João CanijoDirector, Writer

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António de Oliveira SalazarAntónio de Oliveira SalazarSelf (archive footage)Américo TomásAmérico TomásSelf - President of the Republic (archive footage)Hanna SchygullaHanna SchygullaErika Mann (voice)Rüdiger VoglerRüdiger VoglerAlfred Döblin (voice)Christian PateyChristian PateyAntoine de Saint-Exupéry (voice)AnnabellaAnnabellaSelf (archive footage)Danielle DarrieuxDanielle DarrieuxSelf (archive footage)Louis JouvetLouis JouvetSelf (archive footage)Robert MontgomeryRobert MontgomerySelf (archive footage)Madeleine OzerayMadeleine OzeraySelf (archive footage)António Lopes RibeiroAntónio Lopes RibeiroSelf (archive footage)Tyrone PowerTyrone PowerSelf (archive footage)

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What is Lusitanian Illusion about?

Images and sounds expose the duality of Portugal during the days of WW2: a peaceful, god-loving, rural country, providing an escape route for over one hundred thousand European refugees to the Americas; and a political and cultural elite that disguised their Nazi inclinations just enough to play its neutral role in international politics.

How long is Lusitanian Illusion?

Lusitanian Illusion has a runtime of 67 minutes.