Mistérios de Lisboa (2010)

Follows a jealous countess, a wealthy businessman, and a young orphaned boy across Portugal, France, Italy and Brazil where they connect with a variety of mysterious individuals.

Director:

Raoul Ruiz

Writers:

Camilo Castelo Branco (book), Carlos Saboga (screenplay)

Stars:

Adriano Luz, Maria João Bastos, Ricardo Pereira

10 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Adriano Luz	...	Padre Dinis & Sabino Cabra & Sebastião de Melo
Maria João Bastos	...	Ângela de Lima
Ricardo Pereira	...	Alberto de Magalhães & Come-Facas
Clotilde Hesme	...	Elisa de Montfort
José Afonso Pimentel	...	Pedro da Silva Adulto (as Affonso Pimentel)
João Arrais	...	Pedro da Silva Criança (as João Luis Arrais)
Albano Jerónimo	...	Conde de Santa Bárbara
João Baptista	...	D. Pedro da Silva
Martin Loizillon	...	Padre Dinis Jovem
Julien Alluguette	...	Benoit de Montfort
Rui Morrison	...	Marquês de Montezelos
Joana de Verona	...	Eugénia
Carloto Cotta	...	D. Álvaro de Albuquerque
Maria João Pinho	...	Condessa de Vizo
José Manuel Mendes	...	Frei Baltazar da Encarnação

Storyline

Follows a jealous countess, a wealthy businessman, and a young orphaned boy across Portugal, France, Italy and Brazil where they connect with a variety of mysterious individuals.

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Plot Keywords:

france | countess | portugal | italy | businessman | 

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Taglines:

An Epic Life He Could Only Imagine

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [jp] Official site [po]

Country:

Portugal France

Language:

Portuguese French English

Release Date:

20 October 2010 (France)

Also Known As:

I misteri di Lisbona

Filming Locations:

Mafra, Portugal

Box Office

Budget:

€2,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$12,308 (USA) (5 August 2011)

Gross:

$110,507 (USA) (4 November 2011)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Clap Filmes, Alfama Films, Instituto do Cinema e do Audiovisual (ICA)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

272 min 272 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in Ebert Presents: At the Movies: Episode #2.13 (2011)

User Reviews

A labyrinth of love and desire

MYSTERIES OF LISBON is a staggeringly immense epic, weaving together multiple narratives of operatic passion and desire into a broader memory-narrative patchwork. The late Raul Ruiz draws upon great predecessors to set the visual tone (there's plenty of Visconti's THE LEOPARD and Kubrick's BARRY LYNDON here), but then toys with the aesthetic by adding playfully surreal touches, so that the events seem perched on the edge of a dream. By design, it's all a bit messy, one narrative tumbling into the other, but Ruiz displays such complete mastery of the medium that MYSTERIES OF LISBON remains gripping, even over the course of its four-hour running time.

The word "masterpiece" is fairly overused, and as a result, devalued, but MYSTERIES OF LISBON is the real thing.