Underplayed Gems

Inés de Castro (1944)

Inés de Castro poster
Directed by
José Leitão de Barros
Genre
drama film, period drama film, historical film
Country
Portugal, Spain
Runtime
1h 32m
Rated
12
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This film is about King Afonso IV of Portugal, his son Pedro, and Pedro's lover Ines de Castro. It follows the conflict between royal duty and forbidden love that leads to tragedy.

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What happens

La Reine morte (titre portugais : Inês de Castro ; titre espagnol : Inés de Castro) est un film luso-espagnol réalisé par José Leitão de Barros, sorti en 1944. Ce long métrage en noir et blanc s'inspire librement de l'histoire du roi de Portugal Alphonse IV, de son fils Pierre et de sa bru Inés de Castro, d'après le poème A Paixão de Pedro o Cru, d'Afonso Lopes Vieira. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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