'' Voyage to the Beginning of the World '' ( , ) is a 1997 Portuguese-French drama film directed by Manoel de Oliveira and starring Marcello Mastroianni . The film was selected as the Portuguese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 70th Academy Awards , but was not accepted as a nominee . It was Mastroianni 's final film . French actor Afonso visits the Portuguese village where his father once left . He is accompanied by the film director Manoel who hereby returns to the places of his childhood . Together with two other actors who serve as translators they make it to the remote village and meet Afonso 's estranged kin
70th Academy Awards
70th Academy Awards
Voyage to the Beginning of the World