Synopsis
Raul Ruiz's masterful adaptation of the eponymous nineteenth-century Portuguese novel (by Camilo Castelo Branco) evokes the complex intertwined narratives of Victor Hugo and Charles Dickens. The core story centers on Joao, the bastard child of an ill-fated romance between two members of the aristocracy who are forbidden to marry, and his quest to discover the truth of his parentage. But this is just the start of an engrossing tale that follows a multitude of characters whose fates conjoin, separate and then rejoin again over three decades in Portugal, Spain, France and Italy.

Cast
Adriano Luz, Maria João Bastos, Ricardo Pereira, Clotilde Hesme, Afonso Pimentel / Director: Raúl Ruiz

Release date
France: October 20, 2010
China: March 11, 2011
Spain: March 18, 2011
USA: August 5th, 2011



QT Encodes of the Domestic Trailer available at Apple including HD.

Showing in June on german/french-TV station "ARTE" in HD. Infopage with many infos , pics, clips etc.:

in german / in french