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Leonel Vieira Set to Shoot José Saramago Adaptation ‘The Night’ (EXCLUSIVE)
- Leonel Vieira unveils The Night, a Saramago adaptation, at Cannes as a Portugal-Spain co-production.
- The Night stars Nuno Lopes, Adriano Luz, and Enrique Arce, with Jose Martins co-writing the screenplay.
- The Night is set around April 25, 1974, during the Carnation Revolution in a Lisbon newsroom.
- Production planned in Lisbon with a May 25 shoot start and collaboration from RTP, NOS Audiovisuais, and ICA.
- Vieira positions The Night to leverage Saramago’s international recognition for global reach.
- Spanish producer Antonio Pérez linked to the project on the Spanish side.
- The Night marks Vieira's continued collaboration with Enrique Arce from The Art of Stealing.
- The screenplay is co-authored by Vieira and journalist-actor José Martins, who has prior festival recognition.
- The Night is positioned for international distributors, with Cannes as a platform.
- The Night is adapted from José Saramago’s 1979 play A Noite.
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