O Crime do Padre Amaro (2005)

An young priest commits a crime when he falls in love with a beautiful and troubled woman.

Director:

Carlos Coelho da Silva

Writers:

Eça de Queirós (novel), Vera Sacramento (screenplay)

Stars:

Jorge Corrula, Soraia Chaves, Nicolau Breyner

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jorge Corrula	...	Father Amaro
Soraia Chaves	...	Amélia
Nicolau Breyner	...	Father Dias
Glória Férias	...	Joaneira
Ana Bustorff	...	Gertrudes
Cláudia Semedo	...	Carolina
Nuno Melo	...	José Eduardo
Margarida Miranda	...	Beatriz
Hugo Sequeira	...	Quimbé
João Lagarto	...	Father Brito
José Wallenstein	...	Father Natário
Diogo Morgado	...	Libaninho
Rui Unas	...	Alex
Ricardo Pereira	...	Gustavo
Ruy de Carvalho	...	Abbot Cortegaça

Storyline

An young priest commits a crime when he falls in love with a beautiful and troubled woman.

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Plot Keywords:

sex with a priest | priest | virginity | abortion | heretic | 

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Genres:

Action | Drama

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Set the record for the highest gross opening weekend for a Portuguese movie at Portugal's domestic box-office. (November 2005)

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Connections

Version of The Crime of Padre Amaro (2002)

User Reviews

Awful

The film is nothing else than an exposition of nudity. Has anyone noticed that all three main female characters appear naked? It looks like the only winning bet for Portuguese filmmakers is to include some (if not a lot) of nudity of the local stars, together with slang which otherwise, in the nowadays Portuguese society, is repulsed with horror. If you watch advertising for Portuguese films at Portuguese TVs, they all have included a "hot" scene from the movie. I'm not saying, by any means, that Portuguese society is alienated; just that the movie industry does not seem capable of finding others ways of success. Going back to the movie... There is nothing left from the spirit of the book, which is a masterpiece. The film could have been a good one, had there been emphasized the real idea of the book (of actuality at any time) and not the strictly erotic part. It had almost all the ingredients... but the "chef" was awful...

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Portugal]

Country:

Portugal

Language:

Portuguese

Release Date:

27 October 2005 (Portugal)

Also Known As:

Тайна отца Амару

Filming Locations:

Lisbon, Portugal

Box Office

Budget:

EUR1,477,671 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$713,099

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sociedade Independente de Comunicação (SIC), Utopia Filmes

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1