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The King's Trial (1990)

Overview

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.
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João Mário Grilo profile
João Mário Grilo

Director

Daniel Arasse profile
Daniel Arasse

Screenplay

Cast

Carlos Daniel profile
Carlos Daniel

D. Afonso VI

Aurelle Doazan profile
Aurelle Doazan

D. Maria Francisca de Saboia

Antonino Solmer profile
Antonino Solmer

D. Pedro, Infante de Portugal

Nuno Carinhas profile
Nuno Carinhas

Marquis of Sande

Manuela Cassola profile
Manuela Cassola

Nun in Convent

Ruy de Carvalho profile
Ruy de Carvalho

Doctor Martim dos Reis

Suzana Borges profile
Suzana Borges

Joana de Almeida

João Mário Grilo profile
João Mário Grilo

Escrivão

Isabel Alves de Carvalho profile
Isabel Alves de Carvalho

Josefa de Óbidos

Paulo Filipe profile
Paulo Filipe

Duque de Cadaval

Carlos Martins Medeiros profile
Carlos Martins Medeiros

Count of Castelo-Melhor

Gérard Hardy profile
Gérard Hardy

Preyssac, Enviado de Luis XIV

Carlos Daniel profile
Carlos Daniel

D. Afonso VI

Aurelle Doazan profile
Aurelle Doazan

D. Maria Francisca de Saboia

Antonino Solmer profile
Antonino Solmer

D. Pedro, Infante de Portugal

Nuno Carinhas profile
Nuno Carinhas

Marquis of Sande

Manuela Cassola profile
Manuela Cassola

Nun in Convent

Ruy de Carvalho profile
Ruy de Carvalho

Doctor Martim dos Reis

Suzana Borges profile
Suzana Borges

Joana de Almeida

João Mário Grilo profile
João Mário Grilo

Escrivão

Isabel Alves de Carvalho profile
Isabel Alves de Carvalho

Josefa de Óbidos

Paulo Filipe profile
Paulo Filipe

Duque de Cadaval

Carlos Martins Medeiros profile
Carlos Martins Medeiros

Count of Castelo-Melhor

Gérard Hardy profile
Gérard Hardy

Preyssac, Enviado de Luis XIV

Extra

Release Date

January 19, 1990

Original Language

French, Portuguese

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

Madragoa Films logo

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