The Jew Movie Review 1996

Portrait of 18th century playwright Antonio Jose da Silva (Pinheiro), whose family was forcibly converted from their Jewish faith by the Catholic Church. Living in Lisbon, da Silva founded a puppet theatre for which he wrote comic operas. Eventually condemned for heresy, he was executed by the Inquisition in 1739. Explicit torture scenes. Portuguese with subtitles.

Distribution

First Run Features, The Film Center Building, 630 Ninth Ave., Ste. 1213, New York, NY 10036, Phone: (212)243-0600, Toll-free: 800-229-8575, Fax: (212)989-7649, Email: info@firstrunfeatures.com, URL: http://www.firstrunfeatures.com

Available on VHS
Running time 85 minutes.
Originally from Portuguese.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Historical Drama, Writers, Religion, Judaism, True Stories, This Is Your Life

Screenplay

Millor Fernandes, Billy Eckstine, Gilvan Pereira

Cast

Felipe Pinheiro, Dina Sfat, Mario Viegas, Edwin Luisi, Jose Neto

Cinematography

Eduardo Serra

Director

Jom Tob Azulay