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Mysteries of Lisbon

Mysteries of Lisbon
★ 6.5/10•2011•55m•Drama
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An epic life he could only imagine.

The tragic story of the many lives of Father Dinis, his dark origins and his pious works, and the different fates of all those who, trapped in a sinister web of love, hate and crime, cross paths with him through years of adventure and misfortune in the convulsed Europe of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. (A longer television version of the film of the same name, released in 2010.)

StatusEnded
Runtime55m
LanguagePT
First Air DateMay 1, 2011

Episodes

Episode 1 - The Boy With No NameE153m

The Boy With No Name

While attending a religious boarding school, Pedro da Silva, an orphan, discovers his mother’s identity: the Countess Ângela de Lima. With the help of Father Dinis, Pedro’s real guardian and protector, the Countess is given a chance to get to know the child she was forced to abandon, the bastard son of a forbidden passion.

May 1, 2011

Episode 2 - The Count of Santa BarbaraE253m

The Count of Santa Barbara

Young Pedro da Silva learns the story of how his mother had met the Count of Santa Barbara, and was forced to become his wife. Meanwhile, Lisbon’s high society is introduced to Alberto de Magalhaes, a successful nobleman who challenges any convention he deems fit, and his presence creates more mysteries. And Pedro da Silva will suffer his life’s first blow, in watching his mother retreat to a convent upon the death of the Count of Santa Barbara.

May 1, 2011

Episode 3 - The Enigma of Father DinisE354m

The Enigma of Father Dinis

Alberto de Magalhaes reveals his true identity to Father Dinis, who, in turn, also has his hidden identities, the result of a life full of secrtes. In Santarem, Friar Baltazar da Encarnação provides yet another revelation, one that tells of his youth spent in Venice, and that will end up shocking the priest...

May 8, 2011

Episode 4 - The Crimes of Anacleta dos RemédiosE452m

The Crimes of Anacleta dos Remédios

At the convent where the Countess of Santa Barbara has secluded herself, she meets an old acquaintance, D. Antónia, soul sister of Father Dinis, who tells the story of her mother, Anacleta the Healer, a woman who met only with tragedy after betraying her husband, Don Teotónio. Later in life, and with her better fortune, she herself is betrayed in turn by a cunning young lover. These events all lead to a tragic destiny for D. Antónia and her sisters...

May 8, 2011

Episode 5 - Blanche d’MonfortE553m

Blanche d’Monfort

Alberto de Magalhães finally has his French history catch up to him in Lisbon, in the form of Elise de Monfort, a beautiful French woman with her heart set on vengeance. Meanwhile, Alberto has married, by coincidence, the Count of Santa Barbara’s former lover, Eugenia. And as our story always seems to gravitate around Father Dinis, it is revealed that Elise’s mother, Blanche de Monfort, had been the object of his passions during his youth spent in France...

May 15, 2011

Episode 6 - The Vengeance of the Duchess of ClitonE652m

The Vengeance of the Duchess of Cliton

Pedro da Silva, now a grown man, meets and falls in love with Elise de Monfort. And after entangling himself in a duel to the death with Alberto de Magalhaes, he learns of the true depths of her vengeance. With his heart broken from the news of his mother’s death, he embarks on a journey to Tangiers, and to finally disappear. His long voyage finally lands him in Brazil, where he reminisces about his whirlwind life...

May 15, 2011

Actors

Adriano Luz

Adriano Luz

Father Dinis

Maria João Bastos

Maria João Bastos

Ângela de Lima

Ricardo Pereira

Ricardo Pereira

Alberto de Magalhães

Clotilde Hesme

Clotilde Hesme

Elisa de Montfort

Afonso Pimentel

Afonso Pimentel

Pedro da Silva

João Arrais

João Arrais

Young Pedro da Silva

Albano Jerónimo

Albano Jerónimo

Count of Santa Bárbara

João Baptista

João Baptista

D. Pedro da Silva

Martin Loizillon

Martin Loizillon

Sebastião de Melo

Julien Alluguette

Julien Alluguette

Benoît de Montfort

Rui Morisson

Rui Morisson

Marquis of Montezelos

Joana de Verona

Joana de Verona

Eugénia

São José Correia

São José Correia

Anacleta dos Remédios

Carloto Cotta

Carloto Cotta

D. Álvaro de Albuquerque

Maria João Pinho

Maria João Pinho

Countess of Viso

José Manuel Mendes

José Manuel Mendes

Friar Baltasar da Encarnação

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