Top Cast
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Reginaldo Faria
Brás Cubas
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Petrônio Gontijo
Jovem Brás Cubas
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Viétia Zangrandi
Virgília
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Sonia Braga
Marcela
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Otávio Müller
Lobo Neves
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Marcos Caruso
Quincas Borba
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Stepan Nercessian
Bento Cubas
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Debora Duboc
Dona Eusébia
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Walmor Chagas
Dr. Vilaça
Overview
Free adaptation of Machado de Assis' classic. The narrator is a rich dead man, who tells us about his life and times, making fun of both.
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