O Primo Basílio
About O Primo Basílio
In Lisbon in 1876, Luísa has been married to Jorge for three years. As he leaves on a job in the Alentejo, she hears that his cousin Basílio is back from Brazil, talking like a man who made a fortune. The old attachment starts again and becomes an affair. Her maid Juliana finds out and blackmails her.
Cast & crew
More about O Primo Basílio
Georges Pallu directed. He and António Pinheiro adapted Eça de Queirós's 1878 novel. Maurice Laumann photographed it. Mme Meunier and Pallu edited. Sets were by Hernâni de Sá and Henrique Castro Lopes. Invicta shot it in 1922, with exteriors in Lisbon and Sintra. Castello Lopes distributed it. The premiere was March 16, 1923, at the Condes cinema in Lisbon, and March 27 at the Jardim Passos Manuel in Porto.
Themes
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Maurice Laumann photographed the Lisbon and Sintra exteriors and the Invicta interiors standing in for the 1870s city.
Preservation
The film survives. A print of about two hours is in circulation, including a digital copy at the Universidade de Coimbra.
Notes
- Amélia Rey Colaço plays Luísa. Raul de Carvalho plays Jorge. Robles Monteiro plays Basílio.
- Ângela Pinto plays the maid Juliana. António Pinheiro plays Conselheiro Acácio.
- Deolinda Saial plays Leopoldina. Arthur Duarte plays Ernestinho. Regina Montenegro plays aunt Vitória.
- Alfredo Nunes de Mattos was executive producer. Pinheiro also directed the actors.
- A circulating print runs about 122 minutes. A Portuguese Wikipedia entry lists 151 minutes.
Scenes
- Juliana, the maid, faces Luísa after she learns of the affair with Basílio.
Influenced by
- Eça de Queirós's novel O Primo Basílio (1878)
Also available
- Universidade de Coimbra digital library
