O Alienista

Overview

The story, set in the 19th century, portrays the hypocritical bourgeoisie of the time. The eccentric Dr. Simão Bacamarte is a doctor who will develop his theories about the treatment of madness, knowledge acquired during his stay in Europe. The city is left at the mercy of this man who decides, at his own risk, to judge who were the madmen in the city and who were the sane...

Details

Status

Released

Release date

July 23, 1993

Original language

Portuguese

Spoken languages

Portuguese

Countries

Brazil

Cast

Marisa Orth,Marco Nanini,Antonio Calloni,Giulia Gam,Cláudio Corrêa e Castro,Milton Gonçalves,Sérgio Mamberti,Luiz Fernando Guimarães,Marcelo Tas

Director

Guel Arraes

Writer

Jorge Furtado,Guel Arraes,Machado de Assis,Pedro Cardoso,Naum Alves de Souza

Producer

Anna Barroso

Cinematography

Nonato Estrela

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0222521