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Mysteries of Lisbon
An epic life he could only imagine
An epic life he could only imagine
Drama - 2010
7.5
84%
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The tragic story of the many lives of Father Dinis, his dark origins and his pious works, and the different fates of all those who, trapped in a sinister web of love, hate and crime, cross paths with him through years of adventure and misfortune in the convulsed Europe of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
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Rated:
N/A
Runtime:
267 min
Release date:
20 Oct 2010
Country:
FR, PT
Languages:
English, French, Portuguese
Budget:
$2,500,000
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
20 wins & 30 nominations.

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
A sprawling 19th century novel filtered through the mind of a trickster filmmaker, the late Raul Ruiz, who both delights in and subverts his wildly complex and melodramatic source material.
– Walter V. Addiego,
San Francisco Chronicle,
29 Sep 2011
fresh:
This isn't one of those epics that uses length as a bludgeon. Rather than sweep, the movie spirals, twisting its viewpoint to reveal tales within tales.
– Mark Jenkins,
Washington Post,
30 Sep 2011
fresh:
Based on the sprawling 19th-century novel by Camilo Castelo Branco, Chilean director Raul Ruiz renders an equally sprawling tale filled with love and war, violence and vengeance and the search for identity.
– Bruce Demara,
Toronto Star,
10 Nov 2011
fresh:
A sumptuous unravelling of secrets wrapped in tantalizing stories that gradually interconnect the lives of an ensemble of characters who seduce, betray and defend each other in the years surrounding the Peninsular War.
– Jennie Punter,
Globe and Mail,
11 Nov 2011
fresh:
The production design and costumes are immaculate, while Ruiz's camera glides around soirees, ducks under tables and peers from behind curtains.
– David Jenkins,
Time Out,
6 Dec 2011
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