5 reviews
Drama
1h 31m
1990
At the time Portugal presented a strange spectacle to the rest of Europe. D. Afonso VI, son of the fortunate D. João de Bragança, was in possession of the throne...

At the time Portugal presented a strange spectacle to the rest of Europe. D. Afonso VI, son of the fortunate D. João de Bragança, was in possession of the throne and was an insane imbecile. His wife, daughter of the Duke of Nemours and cousin of Louis XIV, dared hatch a plot to oust her husband from the throne. The king's stupidity justified the queen's bravado. Despite being master of unusual strength and having slept with his wife for a long time, she accused him of being impotent. Marie Françoise had acquired through artfulness what Afonso had lost in anger in the kingdom. She had him imprisoned ( November 1667 ) and quickly obtained a papal bull from Rome to confirm her virginity and bless her marriage to her brother-in-law Pedro. Portugal's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1990.
- DirectorJoão Mário Grilo
- Release19 January 1990
- GenreDrama
- Duration1h 31m
- Budget?
- Revenue?
- Rate5 reviews
- Productions
Madragoa Films
Cast

Carlos Daniel
D. Afonso VI

Aurelle Doazan
D. Maria Francisca de Saboia

Antonino Solmer
D. Pedro, Infante de Portugal

Nuno Carinhas
Marquis of Sande

Manuela Cassola
Nun in Convent

Ruy de Carvalho
Doctor Martim dos Reis

Suzana Borges
Joana de Almeida

João Mário Grilo
Escrivão

Paulo Filipe
Duque de Cadaval

Filipe Ferrer
Father Antonio Vieira

Jean Rupert
Ambassador Saint-Romain

F. Pedro Oliveira
Pao

Maria Emília Castanheira
Coscorao

Adelaide João
Domingas Rodrigues

António Cordeiro

Luís Pavão

Marcello Urgeghe
Preyssac's Secretary

Catarina Alves Costa
Catarina Arrães de Mendonça

Natália Luiza
Freira no Convento
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