The King's Trial

The King's Trial

1990/01/19 • Released • French, Portuguese

Drama
5.8
1h 31m

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.

Director : João Mário Grilo

Casts
Carlos Daniel

Carlos Daniel

D. Afonso VI

Aurelle Doazan

Aurelle Doazan

D. Maria Francisca de Saboia

Antonino Solmer

Antonino Solmer

D. Pedro, Infante de Portugal

Nuno Carinhas

Nuno Carinhas

Marquis of Sande

Manuela Cassola

Manuela Cassola

Nun in Convent

Ruy de Carvalho

Ruy de Carvalho

Doctor Martim dos Reis

Suzana Borges

Suzana Borges

Joana de Almeida

João Mário Grilo

João Mário Grilo

Escrivão

Isabel Alves de Carvalho

Josefa de Óbidos

Paulo Filipe

Paulo Filipe

Duque de Cadaval

Carlos Martins Medeiros

Count of Castelo-Melhor

Gérard Hardy

Preyssac, Enviado de Luis XIV

Muriel Brenner

Ninon

Filipe Ferrer

Filipe Ferrer

Father Antonio Vieira

Jean Lafront

Father Ville, Queen's Confidant

Jean Rupert

Jean Rupert

Ambassador Saint-Romain

António Loja Neves

Messenger

F. Pedro Oliveira

F. Pedro Oliveira

Pao

Maria Emília Castanheira

Maria Emília Castanheira

Coscorao

Mário Serrar

Sebastiao Dinis Velho

Adelaide João

Adelaide João

Domingas Rodrigues

António Cordeiro

António Cordeiro

Luís Pavão

Luís Pavão

Marcello Urgeghe

Marcello Urgeghe

Preyssac's Secretary

Catarina Alves Costa

Catarina Alves Costa

Catarina Arrães de Mendonça

Natália Luiza

Natália Luiza

Freira no Convento

Luís Couto

Marquês de Marialva

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