Servants of Mercy (2010)

Fern Silvas Servants of Mercy PortugalUSA 2010 14m presents a variation on portrait film subtly showing the redevelopment and changes of Portuguese landscape and society through the prism of his families old household helper a remainder of Portugals older bourgeois traditions Fernando Pessoas famous poem of exile Oh Sea how much of your salt is from the tears of Portugal can be heard song on the soundtrack reflecting the gulf between the past and the present and the countries unique place on the edge of Europe George Clark APEngine