Mysteries of Lisbon
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Alternate/Foreign Title: Mistérios de Lisboa [Original title]
DVD Released (Y/M/D): 2012-01-17
Genre: Foreign
Sub-genre: Drama
Director: Raúl Ruiz
Stars: Adriano Luz, Maria João Bastos, Ricardo Pereira, Afonso Pimentel, João Arrais, Albano Jerónimo, João Baptista, Clotilde Hesme, Martin Loizillon, Julien Alluguette, Rui Morisson, Joana de Verona, Carloto Cotta
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Synopsis: 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.
Source: Music Box
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