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The Mystery of Sintra

Movie"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 four-handed 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.
StarringIvo CanelasAntónio Pedro CerdeiraBruna Di Tullio
DirectorJorge Paixão da Costa
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
Movie Tags:
based on novel or book