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Alberto de Magalhães (Ricardo Pereira) and Elisa de Montfort (Clotilde Hesme)

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Maria João Bastos (Ângela de Lima) and Adriano Luz (Father Dinis)

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Director Raúl Ruiz and Producer Paulo Branco

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Blanche de Montfort (Léa Seydoux) and Benôit (Julien Alluguette)

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Father Dinis (Adriano Luz)

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Young Pedro Da Silva (João Luis Arrais)

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Pedro da Silva (Afonso Pimentel)

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Sofia Aparício, Helena Coelho, Catarina Wallenstein, and Margarida Vilanova

Mysteries of Lisbon

directed by Raúl Ruiz
starring Adriano Luz, Maria João Bastos, Ricardo Pereira, Clotilde Hesme, Afonso Pimentel

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.

Awards

BEST OF 2011 YEAR END LISTS

  • The New York Times – A.O. Scott
  • The New York Times – Manohla Dargis
  • New York Magazine – David Edelstein
  • Film Comment
  • IndieWIRE
  • Slant Magazine
  • NPR – Ella Taylor
  • Village Voice – J. Hoberman

Louis-Delluc Prize 2010
Best French Film Award

San Sebastián International Film Festival
Silver Shell
Best Director 2010

Toronto International Film Festival
Official Selection
9th – 19th September 2010

The New York Film Festival
24th September – 10th October 2010

São Paulo International Film Festival
Critic’s Award

Viennale – Vienna International Film Festival
Official Selection
21st October – 3rd November 2010

London Film Festival
Official Selection
13th – 28th October 2010

Torino Film Festival
Official Selection
26th November – 4th December 2010

New York Film Critics Circle 2011 Special Award – Raúl Ruiz (posthumous)

IPA Satellite Awards 2011 – Best Foreign Film

International Cinephile Society – 9 Award nominations

  • Best Picture
  • Best Director (Raúl Ruiz)
  • Best Film Not In The English Language
  • Best Adapted Screenplay (Carlos Saboga)
  • Best Cinematography (André Szankowski)
  • Best Editing (Carlos Madaleno, Valeria Sarmiento)
  • Best Production Design (Isabel Branco)
  • Best Original Score (Jorge Arriagada)
  • Best Ensemble

Press Reactions

  • The most glorious achievement of Raúl Ruiz’s prodigious career and one of the first cinematic masterpieces of this century. – Film Comment

Technical Information

Production Year
2010
Release Date
5 Aug 2011
Country of Production
Portugal
Language
Portuguese, French with English subtitles
Running Time
257
Screen Ratio
1.85:1
Sound
Dolby Digital
Color
Color
Rating
unrated

Mysteries of Lisbon official site

http://www.mysteriesoflisbon.com/

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