Magic Mirror (Portuguese: Espelho Mágico) is a 2005 Portuguese film directed by Manoel de Oliveira. It was shown in competition at the 2005 Venice Film Festival. It is based on a novel by Agustina Bessa-Luís. The film was conceived as the second part of a trilogy that begun with the 2002 film The Uncertainty Principle.
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Cast
Leonor Silveira as Alfreda
Ricardo Trêpa as José Luciano / Touro Azul
Luís Miguel Cintra as Filipe Quinta
Leonor Baldaque as Vicenta / Abril
Glória de Matos as Nurse Hilda
Isabel Ruth as Celsa Adelaide
Adelaide Teixeira as Queta
Diogo Dória as Police Commissioner
José Wallenstein as Américo
Maestro Atalaya as Prof. Oboé
P. João Marques as Priest Feliciano (as Padre João Marques)
Marisa Paredes as Monja
Michel Piccoli as Prof. Heschel
Production
The film was released when Oliveira was 96 year old.