| NZFF 2011: 'MYSTERIES OF LISBON' - Raúl Ruiz |
| Written by COUP DE MAIN |
| Monday, 27 June 2011 20:40 |
 'MYSTERIES OF LISBON' 'Mistérios de Lisboa' l 2010 l 272 mins l Censor Rating: M [content may disturb] DIRECTOR: Raúl Ruiz. CAST: Adriano Luz (Father Dinis), Maria João Bastos (Ângela de Lima), Ricardo Pereira (Alberto de Magalhães), Clotilde Hesme (Elisa de Montfort), Afonso Pimentel (Pedro da Silva), João Luís Arrais (Pedro da Silva, child), Albano Jerónimo (Count of Santa Bárbara), João Baptista (D. Pedro da Silva), Martin Loizillon (Sebastião de Melo). In Portuguese, French and English, with English subtitles. "Raúl Ruiz’s Mysteries of Lisbon is one of the wonders of the year, a sumptuous epic immersion in the romantic intrigues and perfidies of 19th-century Portuguese nobility, priests and pirates. The labyrinthine plot begins with a teenage orphan, who through revelations about the people around him unlocks the secret of his own patrimony. Rife with false identities, stories within stories and surreal twists of fate, the film is opulently realised in breathtaking HD, and savours narrative conventions and fatal coincidences with the sardonic wisdom of a master storyteller. — BG" Watch the trailer for 'Mysteries Of Lisbon' below...  The 2011 NEW ZEALAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL runs from July 14th to July 31st in AUCKLAND, July 29th to August 14th in WELLINGTON, August 4th to August 21st in DUNEDIN, August 11th to August 28th in CHRISTCHURCH, August 18th to September 4th in PALMERSTON NORTH, August 25th to September 11th in HAMILTON, September 1st to September 18th in NELSON, September 8th to September 24th in TAURANGA, September 15th to September 28th in NEW PLYMOUTH, September 21st to October 9th in HAWKE'S BAY, October 13th to October 19th in GREYMOUTH, October 27th to November 9th in MASTERTON, November 3rd to November 16th in GISBORNE, and from November 10th to November 20th in KERIKERI. Click HERE for the official NZ Film Festival website and to sign up for their mailing list. |
