

In a distant past, Léon and Elvira Berthelini, itinerant artists, make their living hopping from town to town. In Covarronca, harassed by the Police Commissioner, they are forced to spend the night out in the open. That’s when they meet Stubbs, a young Cambridge student, with whom they find shelter in the home of a painter at odds with his wife. In return for the hospitality, they remind their hosts that the love of art resolves the art of love. Meanwhile, an unusual curse sends them on absurd journeys into the 21st century, where the future of social security and of a rock band are at stake.
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Trailer
Providence and the Guitar - Trailer | IFFR 2026
Cast

Pedro Inês
Léon

Clara Riedenstein
Elvira

Salvador Sobral
Stubbs

Jenna Thiam
Virgínia de la Cruz

Isac Graça
Raúl de la Cruz

Américo Silva
Comissário da Polícia

Joana Bárcia
Aida, Mulher do Comissário

Miguel Lobo Antunes
Presidente do Município

Leonardo Garibaldi
Pintor

Beatriz Brás
Mulher do Pintor

José Raposo
Clarindo Pais da Rocha

Rui Reininho
Entrevistador Rádio Plutex
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