The Jew (Portuguese: O Judeu) is a 1995 Brazilian-Portuguese co-production film directed by Jom Tob Azulay with Filipe Pinheiro in the title role, Dina Sfat, and Mário Viegas as the king. It tells the story of the writer António José da Silva, nicknamed "the Jew", burned at the stake during the reign of King João V of Portugal in 1739.Elizabeth Gackstetter Nichols Ph.D., Timothy R. Robbins Ph.D. Pop Culture in Latin America and the Caribbean 2015 - 1610697545- Page 145 "In Brazil, Jom Tob Azulay's film, O judeu [The Jew, 1996], tells of 18th-century intellectual Antônio José da Silva, who was executed via strangulation by the Inquisition. Other Brazilian filmmakers who deal with Jewish themes include Jayme Monjardim, who directed Olga (2004); João Batista de Andrade, director of Vlado Trinta Anos Depois [Vlado Thirty Years Later, 2005]; and Cao Hamburger, whose O Ano em que Meus Pais Saíram de Férias [The Year My Parents Went on Vacation, 2006] is a coming-of-age story about Mauro, whose parents are forced to flee the country.
Plot Portugal 1715/1739. Tortured at the age of twenty-one, António José da Silva rediscovers the meaning of life through puppet theatre. He marries Leonor Maria de Carvalho, a New Christian like him, and frequents the aristocratic salons of the Enlightenment, which support him. An accusation of heresy against his cousin Brites Eugénia and the irreverent spirit of his comedies lead António José da Silva, once again, to the prisons of the Holy Office, together with his mother, Lourença Coutinho, and his wife.
Cast Felipe Pinheiro - António José da Silva Dina Sfat – Lourença Coutinho Mário Viegas – D. João V José Lewgoy – D. Nuno da Cunha Cristina Aché – Leonor Edwin Luisi – Alexandre de Gusmão Fernanda Torres – Brites José Neto – D. Marcos Ruy de Carvalho – Padre Pantoja Sinde Filipe – Marquês do Alegrete Santos Manuel – Professor Rogério Paulo – Promotor do Santo Ofício António Anjos – Secretário de D. Nuno Sérgio Godinho – António Teixiera Fernando Curado Ribeiro – Bispo D. Teotónio Ruth Escobar – Rainha D. Maria no NY Times Cândido Ferreira - Padre
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