3 Films & TV Shows Set In Portugal During The 19th Century

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  Sefarad

  🇵🇹 Portugal The 1890s

  In 1496, King D. Manuel prohibited Judaism. 400 years later, Barros Basto, a Portuguese army captain converted to Judaism, and about twenty Jewish merchants founded the Jewish Community of Oporto, in the north of Portugal.

  Released in 2019 • 90 minutes
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  Mysteries of Lisbon

  🇵🇹 Portugal The 19th Century

  An epic life he could only imagine — The tragic story of the many lives of Father Dinis, his dark origins and his pious works, and the different fates of all those who, trapped in a sinister web of love, hate and crime, cross paths with him through years of adventure and misfortune in the convulsed Europe of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

  Released in 2010 • 267 minutes
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  Sissi: The Fateful Years of an Empress

  🇵🇹 Portugal 🇦🇹 Austria 🇭🇺 Hungary 🇬🇷 Greece 🇮🇹 Italy 🇩🇪 Germany The 1860s

  After a wonderful time in Hungary Sissi falls extremely ill and must retreat to a Mediterranean climate to rest. The young empress’ mother takes her from Austria to recover in Madeira.

  Released in 1957 • 109 minutes