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Manoel's Destinies
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Wikipedia article
'Manoel's Destinies' is a 1984 French-Portuguese children's fantasy film directed by Chilean filmmaker Ral Ruiz. It was edited down from the three-part TV miniseries 'Manuel on the Island of Wonders ' .
Cast
* Ruben de Freitas as Manoel (7yo)
* Teresa Madruga as Manoel's Mother
* Fernando Heitor as Manoel's Father
* Marco Paulo de Freitas as Manoel (13yo)
* Diogo Dria as Captain Araujo
* Ceclia Guimares
* Vasco Pimentel
* Jos de Freitas
* Aurlie Chazelle
* Miguel Silva
* Pedro M. Ruivo
Further reading
* Goddard, Michael (2013); 'The Cinema of Ral Ruiz: Impossible Cartographies.' Wallflower Press, pp. 8283.
* Solomon, Stefan (2017); "Education, destiny, and national identity in Ral Ruiz's 'Manoel on the Island of Wonders'" in Stephanie Hemelryk Donald, Emma Wilson, Sarah Wright (eds.) 'Childhood and Nation in Contemporary World Cinema: Borders and Encounters', Bloomsbury Academic, pp. 147159.
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