The Jew

Name: O Judeu
Genre: Drama
Released: 1999-01-08
Duration: 1 h 31 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Filipe Pinheiro, Dina Sfat, Mário Viegas

Original title: O Judeu

1996
1h 31m

IMDb RATING

6.3/10

140

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Drama

Portugal, 1739, the reign of King João V, who tries to keep a delicate balance between the power of the Church and the interests of the Court. António José da Silva, nicknamed "the Jew", a f... Read allPortugal, 1739, the reign of King João V, who tries to keep a delicate balance between the power of the Church and the interests of the Court. António José da Silva, nicknamed "the Jew", a famous playwright admired both by the people and the aristocracy, is charged by the Inquisi... Read allPortugal, 1739, the reign of King João V, who tries to keep a delicate balance between the power of the Church and the interests of the Court. António José da Silva, nicknamed "the Jew", a famous playwright admired both by the people and the aristocracy, is charged by the Inquisition with the crime of heresy and sentenced to die at the stake. His execution is organize... Read all

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IMDb RATING

6.3/10

140

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Awards
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Trivia
Filming started in 1989 but it was only finished in 1996 when producer António da Cunha Telles decided to conclude it after going through many financial problems and the deaths of two of its protagonists Dina Sfat who died in 1989 and Filipe Pinheiro who died in 1993. This marks as their last film roles.

Connections
Featured in Eu Eu Eu José Lewgoy (2011)

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Featured review

7/10

Worth renting

The two external reviews posted on the IMDB site are rather negative, but I enjoyed this movie. A distinguished young Brazilian playwright and his relatives are summoned before the Inquisition in Lisbon and accused of relapsing into Judaism. I have no idea how historically accurate "O Judeu" is, but it's worth seeing for several reasons. The conscientiousness of the trial inquisitor who won't condemn the accused without the proper legal formalities or for improper reasons of state is nicely juxtaposed against the corruption of the bureaucratic chief inquisitor. The sets (particularly the magisterial interiors of various Portuguese palaces) and the costumes are lovely. And it's delightful to hear the differences between spoken continental and Brazilian Portuguese. The latter is music to the ears by dint of its mellifluousness and sensuality, but the former has its own pleasant attributes and elegant lilt. See if you can tell which actors are Brazilian and which are Portuguese.