Summary At the time Portugal presented a strange spectacle to the rest of Europe. D. Afonso VI, son of the fortunate D. João de Bragança, was in possession of the throne and was an insane imbecile. His wife, daughter of the Duke of Nemours and cousin of Louis XIV, dared hatch a plot to oust her husband from the throne. The king's stupidity justified the queen's bravado. Despite being master of unusual strength and having slept with his wife for a long time, she accused him of being impotent. Marie Françoise had acquired through artfulness what Afonso had lost in anger in the kingdom. She had him imprisoned ( November 1667 ) and quickly obtained a papal bull from Rome to confirm her virginity and bless her marriage to her brother-in-law Pedro. View more details
Directed : João Mário Grilo
Written : Colin Thiele João Mário Grilo Daniel Arasse
Stars : Aurelle Doazan Antonino Solmer Carlos Daniel Carlos Martins Medeiros
Genres : Drama History
Release date : Jan 18, 1990
Countries of origin : Germany Italy France Portugal
Official sites : Madragoa Films
Language : Portuguese
Filming locations : Herdade da Barroca, Alcochete, Setúbal, Portugal
Production companies : Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian Filmargem AB Cinema
Summary At the time Portugal presented a strange spectacle to the rest of Europe. D. Afonso VI, son of the fortunate D. João de Bragança, was in possession of the throne and was an insane imbecile. His wife, daughter of the Duke of Nemours and cousin of Louis XIV, dared hatch a plot to oust her husband from the throne. The king's stupidity justified the queen's bravado. Despite being master of unusual strength and having slept with his wife for a long time, she accused him of being impotent. Marie Françoise had acquired through artfulness what Afonso had lost in anger in the kingdom. She had him imprisoned ( November 1667 ) and quickly obtained a papal bull from Rome to confirm her virginity and bless her marriage to her brother-in-law Pedro. View more details
Genres : Drama History
Release date : Jan 18, 1990
Countries of origin : Germany Italy France Portugal
Official sites : Madragoa Films
Language : Portuguese
Filming locations : Herdade da Barroca, Alcochete, Setúbal, Portugal
Production companies : Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian Filmargem AB Cinema
