The Black Book of Father Dinis (2018)

Name: The Black Book of Father Dinis
Rating: 2.9

2.9 of 5 from 45 ratings

1h 43min

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"The Black Book of Father Dinis" explores the tumultuous lives of Laura (Lou de Laâge), a peasant maid, and Sebastian (Vasco Varela da Silva), the young orphan in her charge, against a backdrop of overflowing passion and revolutionary intrigue in Europe at the twilight of the 18th century. An unlikely adventure yarn that strides the continent, from Rome and Venice to London and Paris, with whispers of conspiracies from the clergy, the military, and the gentry, this sumptuous period piece ponders the intertwined nature of fate, desire, and duty.
Conceived by director Valeria Sarmiento as an appendix to the expansive literary maze of her late partner Raul Ruiz's landmark 'Mysteries of Lisbon', this picaresque chronicle both enriches the earlier work and stands on its own as a grand meditation of the stories we construct about ourselves.
Actors:: Lou de Laâge, Stanislas Merhar, Niels Schneider, Jenna Thiam, David Caracol, Fleur Fitoussi, Tiago Varela da Silva, Vasco Varela da Silva, Victória Guerra, Joana Ribeiro, Catarina Wallenstein, Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet, Hugo Caroça, François Deblock, Susie Filipe, Henrique Gomes, Luciano Gomes, Joaquim Leitão, Daniela Melchior, José Neto
Directors:: Valeria Sarmiento
Writers:: Carlos Saboga, Camilo Castelo Branco
Aka:: O Caderno Negro / Le Cahier Noir
Genres:: Drama, Romance