Brazil / Jun 01, 1999 / Troia Film Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
The story of Brazilian Antônio José da Silva, a jewish poet, playwright and lawyer living in the 18th Century Lisbon, who managed to avoid Inquisition by converting himself to Catholicism, after being tortured. But his fierce criticism of Portugal's élite led him to persecution and torture, becoming kind of a scapegoat.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Ruy de Carvalho | Padre Pantoja |
| Cristina Aché | Leonor |
| Sinde Filipe | Marquis of Alegrete |
| Sérgio Godinho | António Teixeira |
| Curado Ribeiro | Bispo D. Teotónio |
| Ruth Escobar | D. Maria Ana |
| Cândido Ferreira | Priest in the Bar |
| Laura Soveral | Maria Coutinho |
| João Grosso | D. Manuel |
| Rogério Paulo | Promotor Santo Ofício |
| Varela Silva | José Mendes da Silva |
| Alexandre de Sousa | Priest |
| Canto e Castro | Pregador |
| Fabio Junqueira | Luis Barbuda |
| José Fonseca e Costa | Surgeon |
| André Gomes | Mordomo-mor |
| Amílcar Botica | Bishop |
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| Pedro Efe | Warden |
| Filipe Ferrer | Financial Secretary |
| João Maria Pinto | Bartender |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | O Judeu |
| Original language | Português (PT) |
| Spoken languages | Português |
| Production countries | Brazil, Portugal |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Tatu Filmes, Embrafilme, Instituto Português da Arte Cinematográfica e Audiovisual |
| Release date | 16 gennaio 1996 |
| Executive producer | Fernando Vendrell |
| Production | Cláudio Kahns, Jom Tob Azulay, António da Cunha Telles |
| Writer | Millor Fernandes, Gilvan Pereira, Jom Tob Azulay, Geraldo Carneiro |
| Editing | José Manuel de S. Lopes, Ruy Guerra, Pedro Ribeiro |
| Cinematography | Eduardo Serra |
| Assistant directors | Jom Tob Azulay |
| Camera operators | Eduardo Serra |
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| Additional photography | Eduardo Serra |
| Production design | Adrian Cooper |
| Art direction | Adrian Cooper |
| Set decoration | Adrian Cooper |
| Music | Rui Luis Pereira, Carlos Alberto Lopes, Branko Neškov |
| Sound | Carlos Alberto Lopes, Branko Neškov, Rui Luis Pereira |
| Costume design | Maria Gonzaga |
| Makeup | Maria Gonzaga |
| Hairstyling | Maria Gonzaga |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
Brazil / Jan 16, 1996
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