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Primo Basílio

2007 · 1h 46m · Drama, Romance · Brazil

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.

Directed by
Daniel Filho
Written by
Euclydes Marinho
Based on the novel by
Eça de Queirós
Starring
Débora Falabella, Fábio Assunção, Glória Pires, Reynaldo Gianecchini
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