An adaptation of Machado de Assis' eponymous short story, preceded by a short telling of the author's life and works.
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Grace Moema
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Júlia Dias
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Humberto Mauro
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Machado de Assis
Déa Selva
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Roquette Pinto
Nelma Costa
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Darcy Cazarré
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Lúcia Miguel Pereira
Edgard Roquette-Pinto
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Humberto Mauro Director · Machado de Assis Story Manoel P. Ribeiro Cinematographer
First release January 1, 1939 · Produced in Brazil
Production
Brazil
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Original language
Portuguese
Spoken on screen
Portuguese
Release dates
Brazil · January 1, 1939
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