The Dumbfounded King

History

🎬 Critics Choice Nominee

Director Imanol Uribe

Status Released

Release Date 1991-11-01

Storyline

Spain, under Philip IV (1621-1665). The film is based on a novel by Gonzalo Torrente Ballester. The King is stunned to see the naked body of Marfisa, the most beautiful prostitute of the town and Court. After that, he also wants to see the Queen naked. However, the King, despite the opposition and the scandal of the Church, will not stop until he reaches his wishes.