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Quincas Borba

1988
Directed byRoberto Santos
1h 56m

Based on a book by Machado de Assis (1839-1908) and adapted to the present time. After the death of the philosopher Quincas Borba, his friend and disciple Rubiao inherits all he possessed: his fortune, his dog, his philosophy and the germ of his madness. Rubiao's passion for Sofia, a friend's wife, places him at the center of a game in which she is the main piece while he is the only one who ignores the rules. The story of a dreamer and delirious man facing a reality to which he is not prepared.

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Paulo VillaçaQuincas BorbaHelber RangelRubião
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DETAILS
GENRES
Drama
STATUSReleased
RATING
3.0

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