When the revolution against Salazar began, Amadeu fled to Spain with Estefânia but she refused his offer to start a new life together in Brazil. Jorge discovered that Estefânia loved Amadeu and was crushed by her betrayal. But Amadeu and Estefânia were instantly attracted to each other. Jorge introduced Amadeu to João and to his girlfriend Estefânia, a beautiful woman with a photographic memory who helped the resistance by memorizing people's names and contact information. Later, Amadeu confronted Jorge and declared that he too would join the resistance. Amadeu's friends were shocked by this, especially Jorge, who at that time was already in the resistance. As a doctor, Amadeu never refused a patient, and when Mendes, a powerful member of Salazar's political police, called "the Butcher of Lisbon", was brought to Amadeu's clinic, he saved the man's life. Raimund learns that Amadeu died of an aneurysm, which he knew he had, but had not told Adriana about. Raimund returns to Adriana and asks for her side of the story, and then he revisits João to obtain more information. Amadeu gave a graduation speech that reflected his contempt for the regime causing many of the families in the audience to walk out, much to the chagrin of his father, a well respected judge. The boys bonded through their love for knowledge, particularly the philosophical and political knowledge not permitted under Salazar. The priest explains that Amadeu, an exceptionally smart young boy from an aristocratic background, befriended Jorge O'Kelly, another bright boy in the school although he was from a working class family. Raimund then visits the priest who taught and later buried Amadeu de Prado. The story of their part in the resistance is told in flashbacks as the film continues. Raimund and Mariana both go to the nursing home where her uncle João Eça resides, and Raimund learns João and Amadeu were both in the resistance against the Salazar dictatorship. When he returns to collect the glasses, Mariana tells Raimund her uncle knew Amadeu de Prado well and is willing to talk to Raimund. While obtaining new glasses from a local optician, Mariana, Raimund narrates his experiences. In the street, a cyclist runs into Raimund and smashes his glasses. Raimund finds the tomb: Amadeu died in 1974. As Raimund is leaving, the maid informs him that he can find Amadeu in the town's cemetery. When Raimund asks what happened to their father, Adriana's reaction is hostile. Raimund learns that Amadeu was a doctor, and that only 100 copies of his book were printed after his death. He finds Amadeu's home, where the writer's sister, Adriana, welcomes Raimund she gives him the impression her brother still lives there. During the journey he reads the book.Īmadeu do Prado lived in Lisbon, so Raimund searches for him, hoping that this will lead to the woman. At the last moment he decides to use the ticket himself and jumps on the train. Confused and doubtful, Raimund rushes to the station, but the woman is nowhere in sight. The train is, in fact, leaving in 15 minutes. The bookseller remembers the girl's purchasing this obscure book and, as he leafs through it, a train ticket to Lisbon falls out. It is stamped with the address of the bookstore where he happens to be a regular customer and he goes there. All he finds is a small book, a memoir of sorts, by Amadeu do Prado. He checks her pockets for identification. But instead of waiting to talk, she leaves during the middle of his class, without her coat.Ĭoncerned, Raimund grabs the coat and runs after her, but in vain. She helps him gather the papers that have spilled from his briefcase and accompanies him to the school where he teaches. Dropping his briefcase, he runs and pulls her down. Walking over a bridge on the way to his school in Bern, Raimund Gregorius, a Swiss professor of philosophy, notices a young woman in a red coat standing on the railing, about to leap.
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