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THE BLACK BOOK OF FATHER DINIS explores the tumultuous lives of Laura (Lou de Laâge), a peasant maid, and Sebastian (Vasco Varela da Silva), the young orphan in her charge, against a backdrop of overflowing passion and revolutionary intrigue in Europe at the twilight of the 18th century. An unlikely adventure yarn that strides the continent, from Rome and Venice to London and Paris, with whispers of conspiracies from the clergy, the military, and the gentry, this sumptuous period piece ponders the intertwined nature of fate, desire, and duty. Conceived by director Valeria Sarmiento as an appendix to the expansive literary maze of her late partner Raul Ruiz's landmark MYSTERIES OF LISBON, this picaresque chronicle both enriches the earlier work and stands on its own as a grand meditation of the stories we construct about ourselves.
Original Release
10/03/2018
US Release
11/20/2020
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Lou de Laage | Laura / Lelia |
Stanislas Merhar | Rufo / Jeune Rufo |
Niels Schneider | Marquis Lusault |
Jenna Thiam | Suzanne Monfort |
David Caracol | Calabrais |
Fleur Fitoussi | Gervaise |
Tiago Varela da Silva | Sebastian |
Vasco Varela da Silva | Sebastian |
Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet | Bonaparte |
Victoria Guerra | Marie Antoinette |
Directors
Writers
Carlos Saboga, Camilo Castelo Branco
Cast
Name | Character |
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Lou de Laage | Laura / Lelia |
Stanislas Merhar | Rufo / Jeune Rufo |
Niels Schneider | Marquis Lusault |
Jenna Thiam | Suzanne Monfort |
David Caracol | Calabrais |
Fleur Fitoussi | Gervaise |
Tiago Varela da Silva | Sebastian |
Vasco Varela da Silva | Sebastian |
Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet | Bonaparte |
Victoria Guerra | Marie Antoinette |
Joana Ribeiro | Charlotte Corday |
Catarina Wallenstein | Concettina |
Joaquim Leitão | Pozzebonelli |
Filipe Vargas | Paulo Albuquerque |
François Deblock | Prince de Parma |
Daniela Melchior | La Fille |
Henrique Gomes | French Border Guard |
Elmano Sancho | Homme au Pied Bot |
Tehys Picard | Sebastian Adolescent |
Hugo Caroça | Laquais Monfort |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Ana Pinhão Moura | Executive Producer |
Carlos Bedran | Producer |
Paulo Branco | Producer |