The Mystery of Sintra (2007) O Mistério da Estrada de Sintra
The Mystery of Sintra (2007)
DVDRip | MKV | 718x572 | x264 @ 1968 Kbps | 102 min | 1,69 Gb
Audio: Portuguese AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps + Portuguese Commentary | Subs: English, Portuguese
Genre: Adventure, Crime, Mystery
DVDRip | MKV | 718x572 | x264 @ 1968 Kbps | 102 min | 1,69 Gb
Audio: Portuguese AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps + Portuguese Commentary | Subs: English, Portuguese
Genre: Adventure, Crime, Mystery
Director: Jorge Paixão da Costa
Writers: Jorge Paixão da Costa (screenplay), Mário Botequilha (screenplay)
Stars: Ivo Canelas, António Pedro Cerdeira, Bruna Di Tullio
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.
This movie was a very pleasant surprise. This was for sure the Portuguese movie that gave me more pleasure to watch till the date.The ambiance of the beginning of 20 century is very well accomplished, beauty full actresses, Eça and Ortigão are as if they were "for real". It has also all the ingredients to please a Sherlock Holmes fan. No doubt this is a turning point for Portuguese cinema, so I hope. For all those of you that (just like me) get the movies from the internet don't do that with this one, it really HAS to be see in a theater! and you will be helping Portuguese cinema industry that really needs a push.
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The Mystery of Sintra (2007) O Mistério da Estrada de Sintra
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