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Portuguese Filmmaker to Adapt Saramago Novel

Updated 2026-05-16 09:45 UTC 1 source Neutral

Leonel Vieira, a Portuguese director-producer known for his box office hits, is set to adapt the work of acclaimed author José Saramago. The film will focus on the night of the Carnation Revolution in Lisbon.

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Portuguese director-producer Leonel Vieira, the filmmaker behind Portuguese box office hit “The Courtyard of the Ballads” (“O Pátio das Cantigas”), is moving ahead with “The Night” (“A Noite”), a José Saramago adaptation set on the night the Carnation Revolution reached a Lisbon newsroom. The film s
2026-05-16 09:39 UTC
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