5.4 Mystery

The Mystery of Sintra

2007
A critique of the romantic Portuguese society of the nineteenth century.
Trailer
Summer of 1870. Two writers, Eça de Queiroz and Ramalho Ortigão, decide to write a four-handed whodunit for the daily "Diário de Notícias". Could it be that the story they wrote as fiction is based on a real case? This question fuels the conflict between the two writers and drives them to a nearly fatal duel. Lisbon is in commotion. One crime follows another in a story in which love is stronger than tradition. Everything happens at frenzied pace, as in a game.
Release Date
2007-05-03
Status
Released
Original Title
O Mistério da Estrada de Sintra
Runtime
1h 38m
Original Language
PT
Production Countries
Portugal, Brazil
Production Companies
Animatógrafo II, Moonshot Pictures, Instituto do Cinema, Audiovisual e Multimédia, Agência Nacional do Cinema - ANCINE
Overview
Summer of 1870. Two writers, Eça de Queiroz and Ramalho Ortigão, decide to write a four-handed whodunit for the daily "Diário de Notícias". Could it be that the story they wrote as fiction is based on a real case? This question fuels the conflict between the two writers and drives them to a nearly fatal duel. Lisbon is in commotion. One crime follows another in a story in which love is stronger than tradition. Everything happens at frenzied pace, as in a game.
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