The King's Trial
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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. Portugal's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1990.
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Carlos Daniel
D. Afonso VI
Also in
Alentejo Sem Lei
Passerelle
Aurelle Doazan
D. Maria Francisca de Saboia
Known for
Detective
Camille Claudel
Paulo Branco
Zé Branco
Daniel Arasse
Antonino Solmer
D. Pedro, Infante de Portugal
Also in
Terra Mãe
Pôr do Sol no Areeiro
Eduardo Serra
Nuno Carinhas
Marquis of Sande
Also in
Francisca
The Satin Slipper
Jorge Arriagada
Colin Thiele
Manuela Cassola
Nun in Convent
Known for
Pereira Declares
Isabel Branco
João Mário Grilo Director · Colin Thiele Screenplay Daniel Arasse Screenplay
First release November 1, 1989 · Produced in Italy, Portugal, France, Germany · Languages French, Portuguese
Production
Madragoa Films
Production
Filmargem
Production
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian
Production
Gemini Films
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Instituto Português de Cinema (IPC)
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Pandora Filmproduktion
Production
Italy · Portugal · France · Germany
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Languages
Original title
O Processo do Rei
Original language
Portuguese
Spoken on screen
French · Portuguese
Release dates
Brazil · November 1, 1989
Premiere · Festival do Rio
Portugal · January 19, 1990
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Belgium
October 10, 1991 · Gent
Canada
September 11, 1990 · Toronto International Film Festival
Denmark
February 6, 1991 · Portugese Film Week
France
September 4, 1991
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