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Award-winning 19th-century tale following a jealous countess, a wealthy businessman, and a young orphaned boy across Portugal, France, Italy and...
Award-winning 19th-century tale following a jealous countess, a wealthy businessman, and a young orphaned boy across Portugal, France, Italy and Brazil where they meet a variety of mysterious individuals in a series of intersecting stories.
"The fate of a dozen characters intertwine over three decades, as one man's journey to find his parents takes him on a continent-spanning odyssey in Mysteries of Lisbon, a 19th-century tale of desire, indiscretions and hidden identity. Acclaimed France-based Chilean filmmaker Raúl Ruiz delves into a complex literary world with this adaptation of Camilo Castelo Branco's saga of the same name. Originally created as a six-part television mini-series, for theatrical release it has been concentrated into an engaging four-and-a-half-hour epic." (Melbourne International Film Festival 2011)
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86 %58 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
70 %1,421 reviewsAudience score rating
"Expect countless stolen identities, romantic betrayals and aristocratic female beauties, all ravishingly shot on DV."
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Total Film
Total Film"An absorbing, astonishingly fast four and a quarter hours."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"For those with open minds, the cinema of Ruiz offers enormous and unique pleasure."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"I got a little lost while watching "Mysteries of Lisbon" and enjoyed the experience."
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Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert"Straightforward, with a classical sheen, even as mischief and hallucination puncture the serene surface."
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times"A superbly guilty pleasure for a rainy day."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter"Storytelling of breathtaking scale and grandeur, even if the complex plotting may twist your synapses along the way."
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Empire Magazine
Empire Magazine"For all its visual invention and full-blooded melodrama, Mysteries Of Lisbon never tilts to full-on crazy."
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A.V. Club
A.V. ClubMysteries of Lisbon | Details
- Runtime
- 272
- Genre
- Drama
- Country of origin
- France, Portugal
