The King's Trial

At the time Portugal presented a strange spectacle to the rest of Europe. D. Afonso VI, son of the fortunate D. João de Bragança, was in possession of the throne and was an insane imbecile. His wife, daughter of the Duke of Nemours and cousin of Louis XIV, dared hatch a plot to oust her husband from the throne. The king's stupidity justified the queen's bravado. Despite being master of unusual strength and having slept with his wife for a long time, she accused him of being impotent. Marie Françoise had acquired through artfulness what Afonso had lost in anger in the kingdom. She had him imprisoned ( November 1667 ) and quickly obtained a papal bull from Rome to confirm her virginity and bless her marriage to her brother-in-law Pedro. Portugal's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1990.

• Release date
• January 19, 1990
• Runtime
• 91 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• João Mário Grilo

Cast

Carlos Daniel D. Afonso VI Aurelle Doazan D. Maria Francisca de Saboia Antonino Solmer D. Pedro, Infante de Portugal Nuno Carinhas Marquis of Sande Manuela Cassola Nun in Convent Ruy de Carvalho Doctor Martim dos Reis Suzana Borges Joana de Almeida João Mário Grilo Escrivão