MYSTERIES OF LISBON

May 13th, 2011

MYSTERIES OF LISBON- 2011. Synopsis by Netflix. “When a 14-year-old orphan (João Luís Arrais) asks the loving priest (Martin Loizillon) who raised him about his unknown origins, he settles in for a sweeping tale of forbidden passion and bitter disappointment involving a beautiful countess, a wealthy businessman and a life of piracy. Raúl Ruiz directs this sumptuous adaptation of a 19th-century Portuguese romance novel penned by Camilo Castelo Branco.” Good early reviews.  TRDB.

An article about this movie appears in the NY Times on 7/31/11. TRDB.

Entry Filed under: All Reviews,Coming To Netflix,Drama,Foreign

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