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Mysteries of Lisbon

2011 · 1 season

A slow, intricate period drama that feels like a labyrinth of intertwined lives, demanding patience but rewarding with emotional depth.

Created by: Raúl Ruiz
Genres: Drama
Starring: Adriano Luz, Maria João Bastos, Ricardo Pereira

Tagline: An epic life he could only imagine.
Overview: 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.)

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Created by: Raúl Ruiz
Genres: Drama
Starring: Adriano Luz, Maria João Bastos, Ricardo Pereira

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
family
sexuality
class
fate
Places: big city
countryside
single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	5
Tension	4
Darkness	6
Complexity	8
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Created by: Raúl Ruiz
Written by: Carlos Saboga
Starring: Adriano Luz, Maria João Bastos, Ricardo Pereira, Clotilde Hesme, Afonso Pimentel, João Arrais, Albano Jerónimo, João Baptista
Music: Jorge Arriagada
Cinematography: André Szankowski
Length: 1 seasons, 6 episodes, 55 min each
Network: RTP1
Country: France, Portugal
Languages: English, French, Italian, Portuguese

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