Posthumous Memories

Posthumous Memories (2001)

Memórias Póstumas

Free adaptation of Machado de Assis' classic. The narrator is a rich dead man, who tells us about his life and times, making fun of both.

Date of release
2001-08-17
TMDB
6.3 / 10 (54)
Runtime
1h 41m
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Fantasy
Director
André Klotzel

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Portugal, Rio de Janeiro, and Paraty

Memórias Póstumas is a 2001 comedy-drama film directed by André Klotzel based on The Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas by Machado de Assis. It follows Brás Cubas, played by Reginaldo Faria and Petrônio Gontijo, as he recounts his life after his death.

Production

Klotzel started to adapt the novel and search for sponsors in 1996; the production was done in 1998, and it was shot in 1999. A co-production between Brazil and Portugal, Memórias Póstumas had a budget of about R$4.5–5 million ($2,006,509–2,229,455). It was shot in about 60 filming locations at eight cities, including São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Parati, Salvador and Coimbra, which lasted twelve weeks.

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