Fernando Pessoa, one of the greatest writers in Portuguese, created an immense parallel world and several heteronyms so as to endure the loneliness of genius. José Saramago, 1998 Nobel Laureate in Literature, has a heteronym, Ricardo Reis, return to Portugal after a 16-year exile in Brazil. 1936 is a perilous year with Mussolini’s fascism, Hitler’s Nazism, Spain’s Civil War and Salazar’s New State in Portugal. And Fernando Pessoa meets his creation, Reis. Two women, Lídia and Marcenda, are Reis’ carnal and impossible passions. “Life and Death as one” allows for literature and cinema.
Unfortunately the movie The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Crew | Armando Chouriço | Generator Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carlos Gago | Hair Designer |
| Sound | Francisco Veloso | Sound |
| Directing | João Botelho | Director |
| Production | Alexandre Oliveira | Producer |
| Camera | João Ribeiro | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Marco Oliveira | Additional Grip |
| Directing | António Pinhão Botelho | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Pedro Ramalhete | Second Assistant Director |
| Editing | João Braz | Editor |
| Lighting | Rodrigo Dray | Gaffer |
| Camera | Ricardo Lameiras | Second Assistant Camera |
| Writing | José Saramago | Novel |
| Writing | João Botelho | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Silvia Grabowski | Costume Designer |
| Production | Pedro Bento | Production Manager |
| Sound | Francisco Veloso | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Joana Niza Braga | Sound Mixer |
| Art | Carlos Subtil | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Tiago Inuit | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Daniel Bernardes | Music |
| Art | Cláudia Lopes Costa | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Sara Braz | Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vera Caldeira | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nuno Esteves | Makeup Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Danila Hatzakis | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Miguel Almeida | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Teresa Almeida | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carla Costa | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rita de Castro | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Soraia Guilherme | Makeup Artist |
| Visual Effects | Filipe Pereira | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ana Sofia Rodrigues | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anderson Uzual | Hairstylist |
| Art | António Gavinho | Painter |
| Camera | Pedro Arial | Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Donzilia Faria | Seamstress |
| Art | Fabienne Couvreur | Painter |
| Sound | Paulo Abelho | Sound Mixer |
| Crew | Pedro Maurício | Special Effects Technician |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sara Joana Pereira | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Production | Maria João Dinis | Production Supervisor |
| Directing | Tomás Novais Castro | Third Assistant Director |
| Sound | Jorge Saldanha | Sound Recordist |
| Camera | Luísa Ferreira | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Manuel Ramos | Key Grip |
| Camera | Fábio Alas | Additional Grip |
| Lighting | Donato Melo | Electrician |
| Crew | Hugo Peralta | Special Effects Technician |
| Visual Effects | Pedro Vicente | Visual Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Paula Rodrigues | Hairstylist |
| Art | Ana Costa | Assistant Art Director |
| Crew | Miguel Miranda | Special Effects Technician |
| Camera | Ricardo Simoes | First Assistant Camera |
| Art | Thelma de Jerusalém | Property Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carlota Capitão de Sousa | Costume Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fátima Sousa | Hairstylist |
| Art | Cinara Pisco | Graphic Designer |
| Lighting | António Godinho | Electrician |
| Crew | Joana Eufrázia | Special Effects Technician |
| Costume & Make-Up | Madalena Braga | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Sound | Miguel Coelho | Boom Operator |
| Crew | Pedro Rainho | Special Effects Technician |
| Camera | Ricardo Simoes | Focus Puller |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vera Mendes | Costumer |
| Editing | Jennifer Mendes | Colorist |
| Production | Karina Queiroz | Production Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joana Veloso | Costume Supervisor |
| Production | Ivan Coletti | Production Secretary |
| Production | Marta Valente Lopes | Production Assistant |
| Production | Hugo Saiote | Production Assistant |
| Production | Sílvia Guerra | Production Accountant |
| Art | João Alves | Location Scout |
| Production | Marta Moreira | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Rute Santos | Production Assistant |
| Production | Ana Bordalo | Administration |
| Production | Pedro Augusto Almeida | Production Assistant |
| Directing | Paulo Guilherme | Script Supervisor |
