The Jew (1996)
The story of Brazilian Antônio José da Silva, a jewish poet, playwright and lawyer living in the 18th Century Lisbon, who managed to avoid Inquisition by converting himself to Catholicism, after being tortured. But his fierce criticism of Portugal's élite led him to persecution and torture, becoming kind of a scapegoat.
Director:
Jom Tob Azulay
Writers:
Millor Fernandes, Gilvan Pereira, Geraldo Carneiro.
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Felipe Pinheiro as António José da Silva |
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Dina Sfat as Lourença Coutinho |
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José Lewgoy as D. Nuno da Cunha |
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Mário Viegas as D. João V |
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José Neto as D. Marcos |
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Edwin Luisi as Alexandre de Gusmão |
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Fernanda Torres as Brites |
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Ruy de Carvalho as Padre Pantoja |
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Cristina Aché as Leonor |
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Sinde Filipe as Marquis of Alegrete |
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Sérgio Godinho as António Teixeira |
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Curado Ribeiro as Bispo D. Teotónio |
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Ruth Escobar as D. Maria Ana |
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Cândido Ferreira as Priest in the Bar |
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Laura Soveral as Maria Coutinho |
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João Grosso as D. Manuel |
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Rogério Paulo as Promotor Santo Ofício |
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Varela Silva as José Mendes da Silva |
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Alexandre de Sousa as Priest |
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Canto e Castro as Pregador |
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Fabio Junqueira as Luis Barbuda |
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José Fonseca e Costa as Surgeon |
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André Gomes as Mordomo-mor |
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Amílcar Botica as Bishop |
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Pedro Efe as Warden |
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Filipe Ferrer as Financial Secretary |
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João Maria Pinto as Bartender |
| Directing | Jom Tob Azulay | Director |
| Writing | Millor Fernandes | Screenplay |
| Writing | Gilvan Pereira | Screenplay |
| Writing | Jom Tob Azulay | Story |
| Writing | Geraldo Carneiro | Screenplay |
| Editing | Ruy Guerra | Editor |
| Editing | José Manuel de S. Lopes | Editor |
| Editing | Pedro Ribeiro | Editor |
| Production | Cláudio Kahns | Producer |
| Sound | Carlos Alberto Lopes | Sound Designer |
| Production | António da Cunha Telles | Associate Producer |
| Production | Fernando Vendrell | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Eduardo Serra | Director of Photography |
| Production | Jom Tob Azulay | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maria Gonzaga | Costume Designer |
| Art | Adrian Cooper | Art Direction |
| Sound | Branko Neškov | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Rui Luis Pereira | Music |