The Jew (1996)
The story of Brazilian Antônio José da Silva, a jewish poet, playwright and lawyer living in the 18th Century Lisbon, who managed to avoid Inquisition by converting himself to Catholicism, after being tortured. But his fierce criticism of Portugal's élite led him to persecution and torture, becoming kind of a scapegoat.
The JewDrama
Cast
- Felipe Pinheiro — António José da Silva
- Dina Sfat — Lourença Coutinho
- José Lewgoy — D. Nuno da Cunha
- Mário Viegas — D. João V
- José Neto — D. Marcos
- Edwin Luisi — Alexandre de Gusmão
- Fernanda Torres — Brites
- Ruy de Carvalho — Padre Pantoja
- Cristina Aché — Leonor
- Sinde Filipe — Marquis of Alegrete
- Sérgio Godinho — António Teixeira
- Curado Ribeiro — Bispo D. Teotónio
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