Capitu

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Capitu
Genre Mini-Series
Based on Dom Casmurro, by Machado de Assis
Developed by Luiz Fernando Carvalho
Written byEuclydes Marinho
Luiz Fernando Carvalho
Daniel Piza
Luis Alberto de Abreu
Edna Palatnik
Directed by Luiz Fernando Carvalho
Starring
Opening theme"Elephant Gun" by Beirut
Country of originBrazil
Original languagePortuguese
No. of episodes5
Production
EditorsHelena Chaves
Carlos Eduardo Kerr
Márcio Hashimoto Soares
Production company Estúdios Globo
Original release
Network Rede Globo
Release9 December (2008-12-09) 
13 December 2008 (2008-12-13)
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Capitu is a Brazilian television series written by Euclydes Marinho, directed by Luiz Fernando Carvalho, who also finalized the script, and presented by Rede Globo between 8 and 13 December 2008. [1] The production was a homage to the centennial anniversary of the death of Machado de Assis, author of the 1899 novel Dom Casmurro , on which the miniseries was based. Capitu is the main female character of that novel, and is the object of Bentinho's (Dom Casmurro) obsession. The novel forces the reader to decide if Capitu cheated or not on Bentinho. [2]

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Production

The mini-series was written by Euclydes Marinho in collaboration with Daniel Piza, Luis Alberto de Abreu and Edna Palatnik, and has the script finalized by Luiz Fernando Carvalho. [3] [4] Art direction by Raimundo Rodriguez, photography by Adrian Teijido and costumes by Beth Filipecki. Colorist Sergio Pasqualino. It marked the TV debut of actors Letícia Persiles and Michel Melamed, among others. [5] [6] [7] The mini-series was filmed in the abandoned Automóvel Clube building, in downtown Rio de Janeiro, and the whole scenographic universe was created from newspaper and recycled material. [8] The opening credits scene was conceived by the director and created by the designer Carlos Bêla. [9] The production is part of the Quadrante Project and was the director's tribute to Machado de Assis on the centenary of his death. [10]

Cast

Actor/ActressCharacter
Maria Fernanda Cândido [11] Capitu (Capitolina Pádua)
Michel MelamedBentinho (Bento de Albuquerque Santiago)
Eliane Giardini Dona Glória
Letícia Persiles Capitu (young)
César CardadeiroBentinho (young)
Pierre BaitelliEzequiel de Sousa Escobar (1st episode)
Rita Elmôr Cousin Justina
Sandro ChristopherUncle Cosme/Marcolini/Imperator
Charles FricksSr. Pádua
Bellatrix SerraSancha Gurgel
Izabella BicalhoDona Fortunata Pádua
Antônio KarnewaleJosé Dias
Thelmo FernandesSr. Gurgel
Emílio PittaPriest Cabral
Vitor FacchinettiDandi do Cavalo-Alazão
Alan ScarpariEzequiel Santiago
Jacy MarquesSlave
Gabriela LuizSlave
The Children
Actor/ActressCharacter
Beatriz SouzaCapitolina
Fabrício ReisEzequiel Santiago (child)
Special guests
AtorPersonagem
Paulo José Parish's Vicar
Eduardo PiresYoung poet
Alby RamosManduca's father

Reception

Critical response

In the opinion of critic Gustavo Bernardo, the mini-series deserves "to be viewed and reviewed countless times, at least because each fragment of a scene is precious for its beauty". [12] According to theatre director Gabriel Villela, Luiz Fernando Carvalho produces works of art on the screen, calls on the viewer's vivacity so that he accepts nothing masticated, but masticates along with Casmurro. [13] For Randall Johnson, director of the UCLA Latin American Institute, "Luiz Fernando Carvalho is today, without doubt, the director whose work is the most authorial of all TV and cinema production in Brazil". [14] [15] [16] [17]

Accolades

It received the APCA (Associação Paulista de Críticos de Arte) Critic's Choice Award (2009), ABC Best Photography Award (from the Associação Brasileira de Cinematografia) and the Creative Review award in the Best in Book and Design and Art Director categories. [18] [19]

Bibliography

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References

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  19. Carlos Heitor Cony (22 November 2008). ""Capitu" é "mix" de artes bem elaborado. Nova minissérie da Globo exibe influências de Visconti e Bergman e mescla com eficiência ópera, teatro e cinema mudo"". FSP. Retrieved 10 May 2017.