Mistérios de Lisboa = Mysteries of Lisbon / Clap Filmes ; Arte France ; produced by Paulo Branco ; written by Carlos Saboga ; directed by Raúl Ruiz.

Raul Ruiz's masterful adaptation of the eponymous nineteenth-century Portuguese novel. The core story centers on Joao, the bastard child of an ill-fated romance between two members of the aristocracy who are forbidden to marry, and his quest to discover the truth of his parentage. But this is just t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Saboga, Carlos (Adapter, Screenwriter)
Arriagada, Jorge, 1943- (Composer)
Branco, Luís de Freitas, 1890-1955 (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Music Box Films (Producer, Distributor)
Clap Filmes (Producer)
ARTE France (Producer)
Other Authors: Ruiz, Raúl, 1941-2011 (Director)
Branco, Paulo (Producer)
Luz, Adriano, 1959- (Actor)
Bastos, Maria João, 1975- (Actor)
Pereira, Ricardo, 1979- (Actor)
Castelo Branco, Camilo, 1825-1890
Language:Portuguese
French
English
Language of the Original:
Portuguese
Language and/or Writing System:
In Portuguese with some French; optional subtitles in English.
Published: Chicago, IL : Music Box Films, [2011], ©2011.
Edition:Special 3-disc collector's set. Widescreen.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Castelo Branco, Camilo, > 1825-1890 > Television adaptations.
Castelo Branco, Camilo, > 1825-1890 > Film adaptations.
Illegitimate children > Drama.
Inheritance and succession > Portugal > Drama.
Arranged marriage > Portugal > Drama.
Historical films.
Melodrama.
Motion pictures, Portuguese.
Motion pictures > Portugal.
Motion pictures > France.
Portugal > Social life and customs > 19th century > Drama.
Melodramas (Motion pictures)
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Motion pictures, French.
Genre:
Television adaptations.
Film adaptations.
Drama.
Historical films.
Melodramas (Motion pictures)
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Motion pictures, Portuguese.
Motion pictures, French.
Physical Description:3 videodiscs (266 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (12 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm)
Variant Title:
Mysteries of Lisbon. [Parallel title]
Format: Video DVD

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