The Green Years

1963 | 91 minutes | 6.9 ★ (26)

The Green Years
  • Overview

    Nineteen-year-old Julio heads to Lisbon from the provinces and gets a job as a shoemaker for his uncle Raul. But when he meets Ilda, a confident young housemaid who becomes a regular shop visitor, his working-class values collide with the bourgeois trappings of modern life.

  • Release Date

    29 November 1963

  • DirectingPaulo Rocha
  • Budget

    $0.00

  • Revenue

    $0.00

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