This comes from a chronic written by Euclides da Cunha (Marcos Palmeira) when describing the events of genial writer Machado de Assis (Arquimedes Bava) final days in
bed and succumbing to a disease, and receiving several important guests at his house. One of the visitors was completely unknown to Assis and everybody present there: a
teenage boy that didn't say a word to the writer, just made some noble respectful gesture and walked away. Many decades later it was discovered that the boy was a huge
admirer of Assis and became not only an important writer himself discussing the genius that authored "Dom Casmurro" and "Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas" but he'd also be
the main founder of the Brazilian Communist Party.
While the connection between a famous person with a complete unknown doesn't give viewers much of a higher future purpose for the one who lived afterwards, except in paying his respects as the man was fading away, it's noble the intentions of director/writer Zelito Viana in recreating a small fragment of history that it's hardly known from people outside of literary circles. It's an interesting way to attract audiences in wanting to know the workers of all three authors and see the important legacy they left behind. Small, simple and safe, surely brings some good results. 6/10.
While the connection between a famous person with a complete unknown doesn't give viewers much of a higher future purpose for the one who lived afterwards, except in paying his respects as the man was fading away, it's noble the intentions of director/writer Zelito Viana in recreating a small fragment of history that it's hardly known from people outside of literary circles. It's an interesting way to attract audiences in wanting to know the workers of all three authors and see the important legacy they left behind. Small, simple and safe, surely brings some good results. 6/10.