2023 | Portugal | Fiction

O Jardineiro Do Convento / A Jardineira Do Convento (The Convent Gardener)

  • Portuguese - 15 mins
  • Director | Patrícia Neves Gomes
  • Writer | Giovanni Boccaccio, Patrícia Neves Gomes
  • Producer | Pedro Fernandes Duarte, Patrícia Neves Gomes, Marcelo Pereira

STATUS: Released

This film is currently not available.   

Based on one of the tales from the Decameron, “The Convent Gardener” reflects the story of the young gardener Masetto and is told in two moments: a young man/woman who pretends to be mute to get a job as a gardener in a convent inhabited by various women/men. After its international premiere in Riga, this film marks Patrícia Neves Gomes’s first appearance at Curtas.

Historical Adaptation Gender Roles Drama Comedy Gardener Pretend Mute Job Fiction Tale
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