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Hard Times (Portuguese: Tempos Difíceis) is a 1988 Portuguese film adaption of the 1854 novel by Charles Dickens, directed by João Botelho. However, the story is set in modern times. [1][2] The film was selected as the Portuguese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 61st Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[3]

Hard Times
British theatrical poster
Directed by	João Botelho
Written by	João Botelho Charles Dickens
Produced by	João Botelho
Starring	Henrique Viana
Cinematography	Elso Roque
Edited by	João Botelho
Music by	António Pinho Vargas
Distributed by	Instituto Português de Cinema (IPC) Artificial Eye
Release dates	29 August 1988 (1988-08-29) (Venice) 30 September 1988 (1988-09-30)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	Portugal
Language	Portuguese

Cast

• Henrique Viana as José Grandela
• Júlia Britton as Luisa Cremalheira
• Eunice Muñoz as Mrs. Vilaverde
• Ruy Furtado as Tomaz Cremalheira
• Isabel de Castro as Teresa Cremalheira
• Joaquim Mendes as Sebastião
• Isabel Ruth as Sebastião's Wife

See also

• List of submissions to the 61st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Portuguese submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

References

External links

Hard Times at IMDb

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