Lines of Wellington [videorecording] / Film Movement and Paulo Branco present ; a film by Valeria Sarmiento ; produced by Alfama Films and France 3 cinéma ; screenplay by Carlos Saboga ; produced by Paulo Branco ; directed by Valeria Sarmiento.
Title from container. John Malkovich, Marisa Paredes, Melvil Poupaud, Mathieu Amalric. Originally released as a motion picture in 2012. Enhanced for widescreen TV (16x9). Special features include: This month's short film: Two laps (5 min.) / dir. by Owen Trevor.
Summary:
This lavish, star-studded epic set during The Napoleonic Wars of 1810 chronicles a multitude of characters--soldiers and civilians, men, women and children, young and old--as their everyday lives are torn apart by war. Dragged through hills and valleys, between ruined villages, and across charred forests and devastated crops, none can escape the chaos of the times, no matter their station. The idealistic young lieutenant Pedro de Alencar; Clarissa Warren, the malicious little English girl; the shady dealer Penabranca; the vindictive Sergeant Francisco Xavier; and the lusty prostitute Martrio will all follow different paths to the lines of Torres, where the final battle will decide each of their fates.
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