6.8
Is The Mystery of Sintra worth watching?
61
DecentGoodWatch scoreOpinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 61 (IMDb 6.8).
Story
A critique of the romantic Portuguese society of the nineteenth century.
Summer of 1870. Two writers, Eça de Queiroz and Ramalho Ortigão, decide to write a four-handed whodunit for the daily "Diário de Notícias". Could it be that the story they wrote as fiction is based on a real case? This question fuels the conflict between the two writers and drives them to a nearly fatal duel. Lisbon is in commotion. One crime follows another in a story in which love is stronger than tradition. Everything happens at frenzied pace, as in a game.
Feels like
- Historical Mystery
- Literary Adaptation
- Fast-Paced Narrative
- Satirical Elements
- Dialogue-Driven
- Lisbon Setting
- Writer's Duel
- 19th Century
- Crime Investigation