O Crime do Padre Amaro (film)

O Crime do Padre Amaro
Directed by	Carlos Coelho da Silva
Based on	O Crime do Padre Amaro by Eça de Queirós
Starring	Soraia Chaves Jorge Corrula Nicolau Breyner
Release date	27 October 2005 (2005-10-27) (Portugal)
Running time	120 minutes
Country	Portugal
Language	Portuguese
Box office	€1,643,842.88 (Portugal)

O Crime do Padre Amaro is a 2005 Portuguese drama film directed by Carlos Coelho da Silva and based on the 19th century novel of the same name by Eça de Queirós. It stars Soraia Chaves, Jorge Corrula and Nicolau Breyner.^[1]

Cast

• Jorge Corrula - Father Amaro
• Soraia Chaves - Amélia
• Nicolau Breyner - Father Dias
• Glória Férias [pt] - Joaneira
• Ana Bustorff - Gertrudes
• Alberto Magassela - Alberto
• Cláudia Semedo [pt] - Carolina
• Nuno Melo - José Eduardo

Reception

It's the Portuguese film with the highest number of admissions at the Portuguese box office since 2004, with a total of 380,671 and also the second highest-grossing Portuguese film at the Portuguese box office in the same period with a total box office gross of €1,643,842.88.^[2]

In Público's Ípsilon, Jorge Mourinha gave the film a rating of "mediocre".^[3]

References

1. "O Crime do Padre Amaro". Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 May 2014.
2. "FILMES NACIONAIS MAIS VISTOS - 2004/2014 (Dados até 21 de maio de 2014)" (PDF). www.ica-ip.pt (in Portuguese). Instituto do Cinema e do Audiovisual. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 January 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
3. "Padre Amaro não sabe nadar (yo)". ípsilon (Público) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 May 2014.

External links

• O Crime do Padre Amaro at IMDb