The King's Trial
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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.
Release Date : 1990-01-19
Language :FrenchPortuguese
Adult : false
Status : Released
Production Company : Madragoa Films
Production Country : ItalyPortugalFranceGermany
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Cast
Character Name : D. Afonso VI
Original Name : Carlos Daniel
Gender : Male
Character Name : D. Maria Francisca de Saboia
Original Name : Aurelle Doazan
Gender : Female
Character Name : D. Pedro, Infante de Portugal
Original Name : Antonino Solmer
Gender : Male
Character Name : Marquis of Sande
Original Name : Nuno Carinhas
Gender : Male
Character Name : Nun in Convent
Original Name : Manuela Cassola
Gender : Female
Character Name : Doctor Martim dos Reis
Original Name : Ruy de Carvalho
Gender : Male
Character Name : Joana de Almeida
Original Name : Suzana Borges
Gender : Female
Character Name : Escrivão
Original Name : João Mário Grilo
Gender : Male
Character Name : Josefa de Óbidos
Original Name : Isabel Alves de Carvalho
Gender : Male
Character Name : Duque de Cadaval
Original Name : Paulo Filipe
Gender : Male
Character Name : Count of Castelo-Melhor
Original Name : Carlos Martins Medeiros
Gender : Male
Character Name : Preyssac, Enviado de Luis XIV
Original Name : Gérard Hardy
Gender : Male
Character Name : Ninon
Original Name : Muriel Brenner
Gender : Male
Character Name : Father Antonio Vieira
Original Name : Filipe Ferrer
Gender : Male
Character Name : Father Ville, Queen's Confidant
Original Name : Jean Lafront
Gender : Male
Character Name : Ambassador Saint-Romain
Original Name : Jean Rupert
Gender : Male
Character Name : Messenger
Original Name : António Loja Neves
Gender : Male
Character Name : Pao
Original Name : F. Pedro Oliveira
Gender : Male
Character Name : Coscorao
Original Name : Maria Emília Castanheira
Gender : Female
Character Name : Sebastiao Dinis Velho
Original Name : Mário Serrar
Gender : Male
Character Name : Domingas Rodrigues
Original Name : Adelaide João
Gender : Female
Character Name :
Original Name : António Cordeiro
Gender : Male
Character Name :
Original Name : Luís Pavão
Gender : Male
Character Name : Preyssac's Secretary
Original Name : Marcello Urgeghe
Gender : Male
Character Name : Catarina Arrães de Mendonça
Original Name : Catarina Alves Costa
Gender : Female
Character Name : Freira no Convento
Original Name : Natália Luiza
Gender : Female
Character Name : Marquês de Marialva
Original Name : Luís Couto
Gender : Male
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