The Mystery of Sintra

"A critique of the romantic Portuguese society of the nineteenth century"
Audience Score
54
The Mystery of Sintra
NR 1 hr 38 minMystery
Summer of 1870 Two writers Eça de Queiroz and Ramalho Ortigão decide to write a fourhanded whodunit for the daily Diário de Notícias Could it be that the story they wrote as fiction is based on a real case This question fuels the conflict between the two writers and drives them to a nearly fatal duel Lisbon is in commotion One crime follows another in a story in which love is stronger than tradition Everything happens at frenzied pace as in a game
WritersEça de QueirósRamalho Ortigão

Movie Details

Original Language:Portuguese
Production Companies:Animatógrafo II Moonshot Pictures Instituto do Cinema Audiovisual e Multimédia Agência Nacional do Cinema ANCINE