Mysteries of Lisbon

2011 • 266 Minuten

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Raul Ruiz's masterful adaptation of the eponymous nineteenth-century Portuguese novel by Camilo Castelo Branco evokes the complex intertwined narratives of Victor Hugo and Charles Dickens. The core story centers on Joao, the bastard child of an ill-fated romance between two members of the aristocracy who are forbidden to marry, and his quest to discover the truth of his parentage. But this is just the start of an engrossing tale that follows a multitude of characters whose fates conjoin, separate and then rejoin again over three decades in Portugal, Spain, France and Italy.

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After living in Pensao Tres Perolas in upper Lisboa for 1 1/2 years, between the embassies of the USA, Russia, and bullet holed Israeli embassy, near the Restaurante Conves and either the Sheraton or Hilton Hotel (where I met Lynette, a South Africa airlines stewardess), you could say that this "Mysteries of Lisbon" film is just one chapter in the mystery of Lisboa. There were and are many more...watch for the mysteries of the rich elite). Saudacoes. Amo voces.