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Primo Basílio

Primo Basílio

Primo Basílio

Primo Basílio

2007•1h 46m•

★5.2(16 ratings)

RomanceDrama

Overview

Luísa is a romantic, dreamy and delicate young woman married to Jorge, an engineer, a man of good habits and good economic conditions. They didn't know each other well, but got married and Luísa was a good wife, "she was clean and happy as a bird". Everything get changed when she meets a childhood love, her cousin Basílio. What seemed to be a great adventure will became a nightmare and Luísa will discover the price of her infidelity.

Director

Writers

Euclydes Marinho

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Main Cast

Débora Falabella

Débora Falabella

Luísa

Fábio Assunção

Fábio Assunção

Basílio

Glória Pires

Glória Pires

Juliana

Reynaldo Gianecchini

Reynaldo Gianecchini

Jorge

Simone Spoladore

Simone Spoladore

Leonor

Zezeh Barbosa

Zezeh Barbosa

Joana

Laura Cardoso

Laura Cardoso

Tia Vitória

Nilton Bicudo

Nilton Bicudo

Reinaldo

Guilherme Fontes

Guilherme Fontes

Sebastião

Gracindo Júnior

Gracindo Júnior

Castro

Murilo Grossi

Murilo Grossi

Túlio

Alexandre Hendersen

Alexandre Hendersen

Namorado de Joana

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Daniel Filho

Writing

Adaptation: Euclydes Marinho
Novel: Eça de Queirós
Screenplay: Euclydes Marinho
Co-Writer: Rafael Dragaud

Production

Associate Producer: Iafa Britz
Producer: Daniel Filho
Executive Producer: Caique Martins Ferreira
Line Producer: Caique Martins Ferreira

Music & Sound

Sound: Zezé d'Alice
Music: Guto Graça Melo
Sound Editor: Simone Petrillo

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Nonato Estrela

Editing

Editor: Diana Vasconcellos

Keywords

based on novel or book

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Did You Know?

#1

The runtime is 106 minutes (1h 46m).

#2

The film was directed by Daniel Filho.

#3

The screenplay was written by Euclydes Marinho.

#4

Cinematography was handled by Nonato Estrela.

#5

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0827778.

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Rating

5.2/10

Mixed

16 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Primo Basílio

Status:

Released

Language:

Português

Country of Origin:

Brazil

Production Companies:

Lereby Produções

Total Entertainment

Total Entertainment

Globo Filmes

Globo Filmes