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  • O Pastor - Madredeus
  • Fado - Dulce Pontes
  • Tema de Amor - John Neschling/Orquestra Sinfônica
  • Haja o que Houver - Madredeus
  • Poemas d’amor - André Sperling
  • Valsa - John Neschling/Orquestra Sinfônica
  • O Velho - John Neschling/Orquestra Sinfônica
  • Por Ti - André Sperling
  • Matinal - Madredeus
  • Tristes Dias - André Sperling
  • Prelúdio - John Neschling/Orquestra Sinfônica
  • Fado - John Neschling/Orquestra Sinfônica
  • Ramalhete - André Sperling
  • As Ilhas dos Açores - Madredeus
  • Tema da Infância - John Neschling/Orquestra Sinfônica

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Director’s Vision

Por Luiz Fernando Carvalho (2004, Lançamento do DVD)

Naqueles dias em que nos aproximávamos da ideia de adaptar aquele belo romance de Eça de Queirós, nos deparamos com a certeza de que se tratava de uma história que não alcançaria o número de capítulos normalmente exigidos para uma minissérie.

Em respeito e admiração por uma obra que a cada leitura nos revelava uma infindável dose de emoção e novidade estética, maria Adelaide Amaral e eu decidimos então trazer para o corpo da minissérie, personagens e ações de outro livros de Eça de Queirós (A Relíquia, A Capital…), fazendo com que compusessem assim uma espécie de trama paralela.

Decorridos pouco mais de dois anos da exibição de Os Maias na televisão, nossa proposta foi aproveitar esta oportunidade do lançamento em DVD para repensarmos alguns detalhes. Com a intenção de recuperar do romance original sua força e brilho, fizemos o caminho de volta. Graças a uma edição que foi subtraindo fala a fala, todos os personagens, diálogos e tramas que não pertenciam ao romance Os Maias (com exceção de algumas poucas cenas), alcançamos a presente edição.

Durante esta caminhada, fui acompanhado pela generosidade e o conhecimento  e por que não falar – pela paixão da professora de literatura e queirosiana Beatriz Berrini/ PUC-SP.

 

Writer's Vision

By Luiz Fernando Carvalho (2004, Release of DVD)

In those days when we were approaching the idea of ​​adapting that beautiful novel by Eça de Queirós, we were aware that it was a story that would not reach the number of chapters typically required for a miniseries.

In respect and admiration for a work that, with each reading, was unveiled as an endless source of emotion and aesthetic novelty, Maria Adelaide Amaral and I decided to bring characters and actions of other books of Eça de Queirós to the miniseries (The Relic, A Capital…), thus making of them a kind of parallel plot.

A little over two years after the TV show Os Maias was aired, our proposal was to take advantage of this DVD release opportunity to rethink some details. Intending to grasp the strength and bright from the original novel, we made our way back. This is product is the result of an edition that removed, speech by speech, all the characters, dialogs and plot lines that did not belong to the novel Os Maias (except for a few scenes).

During such journey, I was aided by the generosity and knowledge, not to mention the passion, of literature teacher Beatriz Berrini, specializing in Eça de Queiroz, from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP).

Cast Preparation

Videos

Frames

Awards

II Latin American Video Film Festival Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul

Scenography
Cinematography
Art Direction

DVD

Critical Fortune

26, Jan — 2001

Beauty

  • Luis Fernando Verissimo
  • O Estado de S.Paulo

“Not only is Os Maias the best thing ever done on our television, but nothing similar has been done since Scorsese led that archaeological investigation of an era and a society in its Age of Innocence.”

Leia Mais

11, Jan — 2001

Poetic Language That Takes Back to Another Era

  • Elena Corrêa
  • O Globo

“A perfect 10 for the courage to strike a chord with each and every viewer’s sensitivity in a strikingly poetic story.”

11, Jan — 2001

Os Maias Starts with Irregular Chapter

  • Esther Hamburger
  • Folha de S.Paulo

“A bold, long and contemplative first sequence.”

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Invigorated TV Masterpiece

  • Rodrigo Fonseca
  • O Globo

Press

Principais notícias

31, Oct — 2001

TV Takes the Past to Portugal

  • Nani Rubin
  • O Globo

“The production marks the return of director Luiz Fernando Carvalho to television. (…) The director’s meticulous work gets great compliments from the actors.”

25, Apr — 2004

Os Maias on DVD: As It Should Have Been

“One of the best literary adaptations for Brazilian TV.”

9, Jan — 2001

Os Maias Offer a Movielike Treatment to Eça

  • Folha de S.Paulo

“The miniseries debut today with a special mission: to offer a fine product to the audience.”

Leia Mais

25, Apr — 2004

Os Maias on DVD without Outside References

  • Folha de S.Paulo

“Landmark of Brazilian television.”

24, Dec — 2000

New Faces in Os Maias

  • Cristian Klein
  • Folha de S.Paulo

Luiz Fernando Carvalho: The image of these actors is overexposed. I made the proposal (of changing characterization) for them as an exercise.”

Leia Mais

9, Jan — 2001

With the Blessing of Eça

  • Simone Mousse
  • O Globo

“The miniseries had scenes recorded in Lisbon, Sintra and Coimbra. (…) The care with the withdrawn character of the novel and the composition of characters began months before the recordings, with lectures by experts in Eça de Queirós.”

1, Oct — 2001

Promise of Talent

  • Elizabete Antines e Amélia Gonzales
  • O Globo

“The name is still as unknown to the public as her beautiful face is. But for Luiz Fernando Carvalho, Simone Spoladore is the most perfect translation of Maria Monforte.”

11, Feb — 2001

A Good, Faithful Fried, Always in For Love

  • Simone Mousse
  • O Globo

“A beautiful tribute to the Portuguese people. That’s how Eva Wilma defines the miniseries Os Maias.”

11, Jan — 2001

The Naked Woman

  • Flávia Ribeiro
  • O Dia

“Her performer (from the Spanish gypsy Encarnación) is the newcomer Maria Clara Fernandes.”

25, Feb — 2001

Ardent and Ambiguous

  • Simone Mousse
  • O Globo

“With 40 shows under her belt as a theater actress, Maria Clara Fernandes, in her first TV role, does not bother to hide how happy she is: ‘If on the one hand, she has a courtesan past, on the other, she has the romantic dream of being happy.’”

14, Jan — 2001

Exuberant Costumes

  • Simone Mousse
  • O Globo

“The miniseries costume, designed by Beth Filipecki, follows the descriptive and detailed process of Eça de Queirós in the presentation of his characters.”

28, Jan — 2001

A Word Magician and Homeland Lover

  • Simone Mousse
  • O Globo

Osmar Prado: “Alencar was a wonderful gift from Luiz Fernando Carvalho to me. I have some things in common with him, such as a passion for work, ethics and character.”

4, Feb — 2001

A Man Who Can’t Love

  • Simone Mousse
  • O Globo

Maria Adelaide Amaral: “The miniseries are perfect. It’s a true masterpiece.”

7, Jan — 2001

Forbidden Fruit

  • Simone Mousse
  • O Globo

“Luiz Fernando Carvalho landed in Portugal with half the cast to record the miniseries scenes. Overall, the work took six weeks in Europe, according to Luiz Fernando, to do justice to the scenes described by Eça de Queirós.”

13, Aug — 2000

Os Maias Becomes Miniseries on Television

  • Beth Néspoli
  • O Estado de S.Paulo

“Under the direction of Luiz Fernando Carvalho, the miniseries, adapted by Maria Adelaide Amaral, airs in January.”

9, Jan — 2001

Soundtrack has classic themes and Madredeus

  • Bernardo Araújo
  • O Globo

Madalena Prado, responsible for the musical research of Os Maias: “Luiz Fernando Carvalho spent a year looking for the right composers and works to set the story. He often dedicates himself to the musical score of soap operas and miniseries as part of his own story. It is a great gift, and at the same time a joy for him.”

12, May — 2004

Os Maias Cut and Whole

  • Amélia Gonzales
  • O Globo

“There are two good news for the specialists in Eça de Queiroz. The first is that they can already buy the miniseries DVD. The second is that director Luiz Fernando Carvalho is finalizing The Relic as a DVD-only micro-series.”

Créditos

Os Maias based on the novel by Eça de Queirós. Starring Ana Paula Arósio, Fábio Assunção, Walmor Chagas, Selton Mello, Leonardo Vieira, Paulo Betti, Stênio Garcia, Osmar Prado, Maria Luisa Mendonça, Eliane Giardini, Jussara Freire, Otávio Augusto, Cecil Thiré, Antonio Calloni, Otávio Muller, Ewerton de Castro, Ariclê Perez, Leonardo Medeiros, Matheus Nachtergaele, Mila Moreira, Rita Elmor, Maria Clara Fernandes, Bruno Garcia, Dan Stulbach, Giselle Itié, Ilya São Paulo, Jacqueline Dalabona, Mirian Muniz, Ivan Mesquita, Helio Ary, Monica Martelli, Renata Soffredini, Fabio Fulco, Rodrigo Penna, Samir Alves, Francisca Queiroz, Gilles Gwizdek, Felipe Martins, Jandira Martini, Luís de Lima, Mariana Leoni, Marina Ballarin, Ronnie Marruda, Marcos França, Walter Breda, Thelma Reston, Ruth Brennan, Phillip Croskin, Carlos Alberto, Alisson Silveira, Adriano Leonel, Isabelle Drummond, Ana Carolina Herquet and Maria Isabel Quinhões. Introducing Simone Spoladore. Guest Actors Eva Wilma, Marília Pêra, Sergio Viotti and José Lewgoy. Voice-over Raul Cortez. Written by Maria Adelaide Amaral. Collaboration Vincent Villari and João Emanuel Carneiro.  Costume Designer Beth Filipecki. Scenography Danilo Gomes, Ana Maria Mello and Mauricio Rohlfs. Cinematography José Tadeu Ribeiro. Art Direction Mário Monteiro. Art Production Yurika Yamasaki. Character Makeup Marlene Moura. Production Director Ruy Mattos. Research Carmem Dulce Righetto. Musical Research Madalena Prado. Engraving Research Fernanda Terra. Cast Production Leonardo Gama. Continuity Supervisors Lucia Fernanda, Virgínia Marinho and Regina Wygoda. Musical Production André Sperling. Assistant Directors Gustavo Fernandez, Edgard Miranda and Íris Gomes da Costa. Direction Emílio Di Biasi and Del Rangel. Directed by Luiz Fernando Carvalho.