Thursday, March 31, 2011

Direito de Amar: A Magnificent Brazilian Novela




Direito de Amar was the third Brazilian novela which pioneered the trend of telenovela in Indonesia since early 80s. The first two were Escrava Isaura and Sinhá Moça. Among the three, in our opinion, Direito de Amar has a perfect regulated plot and a sharp characterization as the most interesting points. We should be grateful to TVRI as the first television station in our country. Because of them, we've been pleased to see a much-loved by Indonesian people alternative TV program.

About Direito de Amar

Direito de Amar (The Right to Love) was a Brazilian telenovela produced and displayed in the schedule of 18 hours by Rede Globo, 16 February to 5 September 1987, had 173 chapters. It was written by Walter Negrão and Alcides Nogueira, with the collaboration of Ana Maria Moretzsohn and Marilú Saldanha, and directed by Reynaldo Boury, Jayme Monjardim and José Carlos Pieri.

Synopsis

In Rio de Janeiro in the early twentieth century, industrialist Augusto Medeiros is forced to marry his daughter Rosália with the redoubtable Francisco de Montserrat, a banker authoritarian, on account of a debt. But Rosália's in love with Adriano, newly graduated medical doctor who had met at a masked ball, in Eve, 1900, unaware that he was the son of Mr. de Montserrat.

Meanwhile, Montserrat keeps in his care a woman, Joana, considered mad, trapped in a bedroom of his mansion - a woman who knows too much about his dark past. In the end it turns out that Joana was actually the wife of Montserrat, which is made by passing a widower. But the banker also has to face his old nemesis, Dr. Jorge Ramos, who played Joana in the past. Moreover, the doctor has great influence over Adriano, including choosing a career.

Main Cast

Glória Pires - Rosália Alves Medeiros
Lauro Corona - Adriano Monserrat
Carlos Vereza - Francisco de Monserrat
Ítala Nandi - Joana / Bárbara / Nanette
Carlos Zara - Dr. Jorge Ramos
Cissa Guimarães - Paula Alves Barbosa
Ester Góes - Leonor Alves Medeiros
Ednei Giovenazzi - Augusto Medeiros



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Text courtesy of  Wikipedia (About, Synopsis & Cast)
Images courtesy of Memória Globo

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