Window of the Soul

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Overview

Nineteen people with differing degrees of visual impairment – from mild nearsightedness to total blindness – discuss how they see themselves, how they see others and how they perceive the world. Unusual images, of burning trees or empty deserts, link the interviews, which vary from deep to funny to poetic.

Cast: Hermeto Pascoal, José Saramago, Paulo Cezar Lopes, Antonio Cícero, Wim Wenders, more

Director: João Jardim, Walter Carvalho

Genres: Documentary

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