Mysteries of Lisbon — Season 1, Episode 4: The Crimes of Anacleta dos Remédios
Drama • 52 min • 1 season, 6 episodes • ★ 6.4/10
Episode synopsis
At the convent where the Countess of Santa Barbara has secluded herself, she meets an old acquaintance, D. Antónia, soul sister of Father Dinis, who tells the story of her mother, Anacleta the Healer, a woman who met only with tragedy after betraying her husband, Don Teotónio. Later in life, and with her better fortune, she herself is betrayed in turn by a cunning young lover. These events all lead to a tragic destiny for D. Antónia and her sisters...
About Mysteries of Lisbon
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. (A longer television version of the film of the same name, released in 2010.)