Capitu
title: "Capitu" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["tv-globo-original-programming", "2008-brazilian-television-series-debuts", "2008-brazilian-television-series-endings", "brazilian-drama-television-series", "television-series-created-by-luiz-fernando-carvalho", "television-series-by-estúdios-globo"] topic_path: "geography/brazil" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitu" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| genre | Mini-Series |
| based_on | Dom Casmurro, by Machado de Assis |
| developer | Luiz Fernando Carvalho |
| writer | Euclydes Marinho |
| Luiz Fernando Carvalho | |
| Daniel Piza | |
| Luis Alberto de Abreu | |
| Edna Palatnik | |
| director | Luiz Fernando Carvalho |
| starring | {{plainlist |
| editor | Helena Chaves |
| Carlos Eduardo Kerr | |
| Márcio Hashimoto Soares | |
| voices | |
| opentheme | "Elephant Gun" by Beirut |
| country | Brazil |
| language | Portuguese |
| num_seasons | |
| num_episodes | 5 |
| company | Estúdios Globo |
| network | Rede Globo |
| released | |
| first_aired | |
| last_aired | |
| related | {{Plainlist |
| :: |
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- Maria Fernanda Cândido
- Michel Melamed
- Eliane Giardini
- Letícia Persiles}} | editor = Helena Chaves Carlos Eduardo Kerr Márcio Hashimoto Soares | voices = | narrated = | theme_music_composer = | opentheme = "Elephant Gun" by Beirut | endtheme = | composer = | country = Brazil | language = Portuguese | num_seasons = | num_episodes = 5 | list_episodes = | company = Estúdios Globo | budget = | network = Rede Globo | released = | first_aired = | last_aired = | related = {{Plainlist|
- Queridos Amigos Maysa: Quando Fala o Coração 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. 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.
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. 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. 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. The opening credits scene was conceived by the director and created by the designer Carlos Bêla. The production is part of the Quadrante Project and was the director's tribute to Machado de Assis on the centenary of his death.
Cast
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| Actor/Actress | Character |
|---|---|
| Maria Fernanda Cândido | Capitu (Capitolina Pádua) |
| Michel Melamed | Bentinho (Bento de Albuquerque Santiago) |
| Eliane Giardini | Dona Glória |
| Letícia Persiles | Capitu (young) |
| César Cardadeiro | Bentinho (young) |
| Pierre Baitelli | Ezequiel de Sousa Escobar (1st episode) |
| Rita Elmôr | Cousin Justina |
| Sandro Christopher | Uncle Cosme/Marcolini/Imperator |
| Charles Fricks | Sr. Pádua |
| Bellatrix Serra | Sancha Gurgel |
| Izabella Bicalho | Dona Fortunata Pádua |
| Antônio Karnewale | José Dias |
| Thelmo Fernandes | Sr. Gurgel |
| Emílio Pitta | Priest Cabral |
| Vitor Facchinetti | Dandi do Cavalo-Alazão |
| Alan Scarpari | Ezequiel Santiago |
| Jacy Marques | Slave |
| Gabriela Luiz | Slave |
| :: |
;The Children ::data[format=table]
| Actor/Actress | Character |
|---|---|
| Beatriz Souza | Capitolina |
| Fabrício Reis | Ezequiel Santiago (child) |
| :: |
;Special guests ::data[format=table]
| Ator | Personagem |
|---|---|
| Paulo José | Parish's Vicar |
| Eduardo Pires | Young poet |
| Alby Ramos | Manduca'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". 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. 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".
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.
Bibliography
- Carter, Eli Lee "Rereading Dom Casmurro - aesthetic hybridity in Capitu", University of Virginia, 2014.
References
References
- Sylvia Colombo. (22 November 2008). ""Hoje é dia de Capitu. Do mesmo diretor de "Hoje é Dia de Maria", estréia dia 9 versão televisiva de "Dom Casmurro", de Machado de Assis"". Folha de S. Paulo.
- Carter, Eli Lee. (2014). "Rereading Dom Casmurro - aesthetic hybridity in Capitu". University of Virginia.
- Carlos Helí de Almeida. (5 December 2008). "Luiz Fernando Carvalho: 'Não corro atrás de elogios'". JB.
- Nilson Xavier. "Capitu - Teledramaturgia". Teledramaturgia.
- Claudia Sarmento. (6 June 2008). "Letícia Persiles e Maria Fernanda Cândido dividem o papel de 'Capitu' em nova minissérie". OGlobo.
- Zean Bravo. (3 November 2008). "Luiz Fernando Carvalho lança atores novatos na série 'Capitu', da Globo". OGlobo.
- Zean Bravo. (22 November 2008). "Atores jovens são apostas do diretor Luiz Fernando Carvalho em 'Capitu'". OGlobo.
- Alline Dauroiz. (1 December 2008). "Ela quer seduzir jovens". Estadão.
- Carlos Bêla. (9 December 2008). "Abertura de Capitu". Vimeo.
- Renata Leite. (3 January 2009). "Depois de série de TV, personagem Capitu é tema de livro". JB.
- Laura Mattos. (10 July 2008). "Maria Fernanda Cândido, premiada como Capitu no cinema, volta a ser a heroína de "olhos de ressaca" em série da Globo". FSP.
- Gustavo Bernardo. (9 December 2009). "A Capitu de Luiz Fernando Carvalho". O Globo.
- Gabriel Villela. (8 August 2009). ""Capitu" traduz para TV modo de narrar de Machado de Assis". Folha de S. Paulo.
- Marília Martins. (24 May 2009). "Curso na Universidade da Califórnia debate obra de Luiz Fernando Carvalho". Revista da TV/OGlobo.
- Renato Felix. (27 August 2009). "Entrevistas: Luiz Fernando Carvalho". Blog do Renato Felix.
- Beatriz Resende. (16 December 2008). "Capitu, Brecht, Bentinho e Janis Joplin". Estadão.
- Rodrigo Fonseca. (7 December 2008). "Obra-prima de Machado de Assis volta modernizada na microssérie 'Capitu'". OGlobo.
- Francisco Alves Leite. (3 December 2008). "Capitu é um luxo". IstoÉ.
- 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.
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