The Crime of Padre Amaro (2002 film)
The Crime of Padre Amaro is a 2002 Mexican-Spanish drama film directed by Carlos Carrera. It is very loosely based on the novel O Crime do Padre Amaro (1875) by 19th-century Portuguese writer José Maria de Eça de Queiroz. The film starred Gael García Bernal, Ana Claudia Talancón and Sancho Gracia. It premiered on 16 August 2002 in Mexico City.
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O Crime do Padre Amaro: cenas da vida devota, is a novel by the 19th-century Portuguese writer José Maria de Eça de Queiroz. It was first published in 1875 to great controversy.
Cover of the Dedalus European Classics 2018 version. Cover illustrates "The Ambassador of Jesus" by Paula Rego