The story
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.
Cast & crew
Carlos DanielD. Afonso VI
Aurelle DoazanD. Maria Francisca de Saboia
Antonino SolmerD. Pedro, Infante de Portugal
Nuno CarinhasMarquis of Sande
Manuela CassolaNun in Convent
Ruy de CarvalhoDoctor Martim dos Reis
Suzana BorgesJoana de Almeida
João Mário GriloEscrivão
Paulo FilipeDuque de CadavalExplore the crew
- Director
- João Mário Grilo
- Screenplay
- João Mário Grilo
- Screenplay
- Daniel Arasse
- Screenplay
- Colin Thiele
- Producer
- Paulo Branco
- Director of Photography
- Eduardo Serra
- Editor
- Rudolfo Wedeles