The Black Book

The Black Book

103 mins | Drama, Romance, History | Oct. 3, 2018

The story of the adventures, in the twilight of the eighteenth century, of a singular couple formed by a little orphan with mysterious origins and his young Italian nurse of a similarly uncertain birth. They lead us in their wake, from Rome to Paris, from Lisbon to London, from Parma to Venice. Always followed in the shadows, for obscure reasons, by a suspicious-looking Calabrian and a troubling cardinal, they make us explore the dark intrigues of the Vatican, the pangs of a fatal passion, a gruesome duel, banter at the court of Versailles and the convulsions of the French Revolution.

The Black Book

103 mins | Drama, Romance, History | Oct. 3, 2018

The Black Book
The story of the adventures, in the twilight of the eighteenth century, of a singular couple formed by a little orphan with mysterious origins and his young Italian nurse of a similarly uncertain birth. They lead us in their wake, from Rome to Paris, from Lisbon to London, from Parma to Venice. Always followed in the shadows, for obscure reasons, by a suspicious-looking Calabrian and a troubling cardinal, they make us explore the dark intrigues of the Vatican, the pangs of a fatal passion, a gruesome duel, banter at the court of Versailles and the convulsions of the French Revolution.
IMDb rating 5.3
Producers Alfama Films, Leopardo Filmes
Original title Le Cahier noir
Directors Paulo MilHomens, António Pinhão Botelho, Valeria Sarmiento
Writers Camilo Castelo Branco, Carlos Saboga

Cast

Jenna Thiam

as Suzanne Monfort

Lou de Laâge

as Laura / Lelia

Niels Schneider

as Marquis Lusault

Victoria Guerra

as Marie Antoinette

Stanislas Merhar

as Rufo / Jeune Rufo

Joana Ribeiro

as Charlotte Corday

Catarina Wallenstein

as Concettina

Miguel Monteiro

as Concierge

Daniela Melchior

as La Fille

Joaquim Leitão

as Pozzebonelli

Filipe Vargas

as Paulo Albuquerque

Henrique Gomes

as French Border Guard

Rodrigo Paganelli

as Sebastian Jeune Homme

Luciano Gomes

as Le Duc

Pedro Leitão

as Gardien (Uncredited)