The Mystery of Sintra

The Mystery of Sintra

"A critique of the romantic Portuguese society of the nineteenth century."
  • 2007
  • 1 hr 37 min
  •  5.364  (11)
  •   Released

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.

The Mystery of Sintra
O MISTÉRIO DA ESTRADA DE SINTRA

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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
  • Runtime
    1 hr 37 min
  • Language
    pt
  • Rating
    5.364  (11)