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Raul Ruiz’s masterful adaptation of the eponymous nineteenth-century Portuguese novel (by Camilo Castelo Branco) evokes the complex intertwined narratives of Victor Hugo and Charles Dickens. 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 the start of an engrossing tale that follows a multitude of characters whose fates conjoin, separate and then rejoin again over three decades in Portugal, Spain, France and Italy.
Original Release
10/20/2010
US Release
08/05/2011
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Adriano Luz | Padre Dinis & Sabino Cabra & Sebastião de Melo / Father Dinis |
Maria Joao Bastos | Ângela de Lima |
Ricardo Pereira | Alberto de Magalhães & Come-Facas / Alberto de Magalhães |
Clotilde Hesme | Elisa de Montfort |
Afonso Pimentel | Pedro da Silva Adulto / Pedro da Silva |
João Arrais | Pedro da Silva Criança / Young Pedro da Silva |
Albano Jerónimo | Conde de Santa Bárbara / Count of Santa Bárbara |
João Baptista | D. Pedro da Silva |
Martin Loizillon | Padre Dinis Jovem / Sebastião de Melo |
Julien Alluguette | Benoit de Montfort / Benoît de Montfort |
Directors
Writers
Carlos Saboga, Camilo Castelo Branco
Cast
Name | Character |
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Adriano Luz | Padre Dinis & Sabino Cabra & Sebastião de Melo / Father Dinis |
Maria Joao Bastos | Ângela de Lima |
Ricardo Pereira | Alberto de Magalhães & Come-Facas / Alberto de Magalhães |
Clotilde Hesme | Elisa de Montfort |
Afonso Pimentel | Pedro da Silva Adulto / Pedro da Silva |
João Arrais | Pedro da Silva Criança / Young Pedro da Silva |
Albano Jerónimo | Conde de Santa Bárbara / Count of Santa Bárbara |
João Baptista | D. Pedro da Silva |
Martin Loizillon | Padre Dinis Jovem / Sebastião de Melo |
Julien Alluguette | Benoit de Montfort / Benoît de Montfort |
Rui Morisson | Marquês de Montezelos / Marquis of Montezelos |
Carloto Cotta | D. Álvaro de Albuquerque |
Maria João Pinho | Condessa de Vizo / Countess of Vizo |
José Manuel Mendes | Frei Baltazar da Encarnação / Friar Baltazar da Encarnação |
Léa Seydoux | Branca de Montfort / Blanche de Montfort |
Melvil Poupaud | Colonel Ernesto Lacroze / Colonel Ernest Lacroze |
Malik Zidi | Visconde de Armagnac / Viscount of Armagnac |
Margarida Vila-Nova | Marquesa de Alfarela / Marquise of Alfarela |
Sofia Aparício | Condessa de Penacova / Countess of Penacova |
Catarina Wallenstein | Condessa de Arosa / Countess of Arosa |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Paulo Branco | Producer |
Madalena Villaverde | Producer |