Seriado Capitu - Luis Fernado De Carvalho Exclusive File

Luiz Fernando Carvalho's "Seriado Capitu" brings Machado de Assis's timeless tale to life with a unique blend of realism and poetic expression. The miniseries consists of 10 episodes, each approximately 40 minutes long. Carvalho's approach was to stay faithful to the original novel while injecting the narrative with his own creative vision.

Yet, the director (Luiz Fernando Carvalho) uses framing to betray him. In several close-ups of Escobar with Capitu (Letícia Persiles), the camera lingers a fraction of a second too long on a shared glance or a touch. The actor’s genius lies in making these moments ambiguous. Is that a lover’s secret, or just the natural intimacy of two people who have known each other for years? Luís Fernando de Carvalho plays Escobar as a man who might be innocent but whose very ease becomes, in Bentinho’s feverish mind, evidence of guilt. Seriado Capitu - Luis Fernado de Carvalho