Os Maias
Pedro da Maia, meets a beautiful woman called Maria Monforte with whom he gets married despite his father's objection. The marriage produces a son, Carlos Eduardo, and a daughter. Some time later, Maria Monforte falls in love with Tancredo and runs away to Italy with him, taking her daughter along. When Pedro finds out, he goes with his son to his father's house where he commits suicide. Carlos stays at his grandfather's house and is educated by him. Carlos, becomes a doctor and opens his own office. Later he meets a gorgeous woman, Maria Eduarda. The two fall in love and have dozens of nights together. Eventually Carlos finds out later that Maria lied to him about her past and he starts fearing the worst. In the end, Carlos finds out that Maria is his sister. He informs her that they are siblings and that they cannot live like this anymore. Carlos, to forget his tragedies, goes for a trip around the world.
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Cast
Fábio Assunção
Carlos Eduardo da Ma...
Ana Paula Arósio
Maria Eduarda da Mai...
Walmor Chagas
Afonso da Maia
Leonardo Vieira
Pedro da Maia
Simone Spoladore
Young Maria Monforte
Selton Mello
João da Ega
Osmar Prado
Tomás de Alencar
Matheus Nachtergaele
Teodorico 'Raposão'
Myrian Muniz
Patrocínio das Neves...
Paulo Betti
Joaquim Alvares de C...
Otávio Müller
Dâmaso Salcede
Eva Wilma
Maria da Cunha
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Filipe Manuel Neto
TMDB3 years ago
A competent and well-made miniseries that, however, has some minor flaws to consider.
I don't think I'm saying anything new if I say that Brazilian series and soap operas are one of the best and most interesting in the South American universe, and the best known internationally, in Portuguese language. This does not denote any demerit of Portuguese or even Angolan TV productions..., but it does show the strength of the Brazilian TV market and the Brazilian capacity to export and sell what is made by its television stations. Things that Portuguese dramatic production insists on not learning, despite the excellent actors and technical staff.
This miniseries, in about fifty episodes, is already a few years old, but it was one of those that made an impression on me for its continuous nods to Portugal, despite having been a great failure in its country of origin. Personally, it doesn't surprise me: based on literary works by the outstanding Portuguese writer Eça de Queirós ("Os Maias", the author's masterpiece, and also "A Capital" and "A Relíquia"), the series brings content that Portuguese know very well because the writer is Portuguese and his books are a mandatory subject to study in Portuguese schools! I don't know if Eça de Queirós has the same weight and importance in Brazilian classrooms, but I do know that Brazilians are not particularly fond of reading, especially if such a book is as long, as massive and as intricate as “Os Maias”. Therefore, just for this, the series was doomed in its own country.
The series is quite good, and it's worth spending an hour a day to watch it in full. Despite dealing with quite intense themes, such as adultery and incest, I didn't see particularly inappropriate scenes (perhaps because Portuguese TV makes some cuts to the intense scenes that Brazilian material brings?) and I was quite pleased with the overall quality. The only thing that really disappoints me is including plot and characters from other books, instead...
