The Jew
– The story of Brazilian Antônio José da Silva, a jewish poet, playwright and lawyer living in the 1..
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.
08 Jan 1999
Portuguese
Jom Tob Azulay
Jom Tob Azulay (story), Geraldo Carneiro, Millor Fernandes, Gilvan Pereira
Filipe Pinheiro, Dina Sfat, Mário Viegas, José Lewgoy
Portugal, 1739, the reign of King João V, who tries to keep a delicate balance between the power of the Church and the interests of the Court. António José da Silva, nicknamed "the Jew", a famous playwright admired both by the people and the aristocracy, is charged by the Inquisition with the crime of heresy and sentenced to die at the stake. His execution is organized as a demonstration of the triumphant power of the Church against any other force.
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