the woman who believed she was president of the USA

"God gave America so many things! Liberty, civilization, the western world and the pilgrims. Planes full of cattle, gold mines, petrol, rockets… the Echelon! Don't let God down!"
The President, in A Mulher que Acreditava ser Presidente dos Estados Unidos.

This was one of the movies I bought on DVD while in Lisbon for Christmas. It is another Portuguese cinema nonsense pearl I thoroughly enjoyed watching. Brilliant actresses - there are in fact no men in this movie - Alexandra Lencastre as The President of the USA, and Rita Blanco as The Secretary take the leading roles.

In 2004, I remember watching the trailer for the movie in the cinemas before moving to London and as any Portuguese movie in Portugal this one also had a life span in the theatres of 2-4 weeks. Therefore the chance to see it there was lost until now - it's on DVD.

Another pearl from it (in Portuguese - it would lose a bit if translated):

A Criada Suzete: Perguntam da cozinha quantas senhoras ficam para almoçar.
A Presidente: Acho que ficam todas.
A Criada Suzete: E o que é que servimos?
A Presidente: Servem os congelados! Adoro congelados. No verão são frescos e permitem saborear as verduras ácidas da Primavera.

I wonder if Michael Moore has seen this.