Bocage (2006– )

Stars:

Miguel Guilherme, Carla Bolito, Fernando Luís

Cast

Series cast summary:
Miguel Guilherme	...	Barbosa du Bocage (8 episodes, 2006)
Carla Bolito	...	Nise (8 episodes, 2006)
Fernando Luís	...	António Bersane (8 episodes, 2006)
Henrique Viana	...	Pina Manique (8 episodes, 2006)
Margarida Marinho	...	Countess Oyenhausen (8 episodes, 2006)
João Saboga	...	José Pedro das Luminárias (8 episodes, 2006)
Manuel João Vieira	...	Father Agostinho Macedo (8 episodes, 2006)
Maria João Luís	...	Cecília Bersane (8 episodes, 2006)
Bruno Bravo	...	José David (8 episodes, 2006)
João Vaz	...	José Bersane (8 episodes, 2006)
Anabela Teixeira	...	Manteigui (8 episodes, 2006)
Diana Costa e Silva	...	Maria Vicência (8 episodes, 2006)
Filomena Cautela	...	Ana Perpétua (8 episodes, 2006)
Rui Reininho	...	Vicente Lunardi (8 episodes, 2006)
Raúl Orofino	...	Father Domingos Caldas (8 episodes, 2006)
Carlos Paca	...	Pichelim (8 episodes, 2006)
Filipe Crawford	...	Count Pombeiro (8 episodes, 2006)
Filipe Ferrer	...	Manuel Constâncio (8 episodes, 2006)
Rui Morrison	...	Duke of Lafões (8 episodes, 2006)
João Didelet	...	Diogo Borel (8 episodes, 2006)
Paulo Filipe	...	Curvo Semedo (8 episodes, 2006)
Maria Emília Correia	...	Queen D. Maria (8 episodes, 2006)
Sandra Faleiro	...	Ana de Jesus Maria (8 episodes, 2006)
Álvaro Correia	...	Joaquim Bingre (8 episodes, 2006)
Augusto Portela	...	Father Abreu e Lima (8 episodes, 2006)
Patrícia Galiano	...	Maria Francisca (8 episodes, 2006)
Antónia Terrinha	...	Toineta (8 episodes, 2006)
Dinarte Branco	...	André da Ponte (8 episodes, 2006)
André Gomes	...	Prince D. João (8 episodes, 2006)
Miguel Romeira	...	Pedro José Solano (8 episodes, 2006)
Margarida Miranda	...	Maria Margarida (8 episodes, 2006)
Carlos António	...	Pirré (8 episodes, 2006)
Álvaro Faria	...	Gil Francisco (8 episodes, 2006)
Filipe Cary	...	William Beckford (8 episodes, 2006)
João Pedro Bénard	...	Cambeiras (8 episodes, 2006)
José Lopes	...	Chicarro (8 episodes, 2006)
Adelino Tavares	...	Resina (8 episodes, 2006)
Pedro Lacerda	...	Baltazar Teófilo (8 episodes, 2006)
Francisco Nascimento	...	Daniel (8 episodes, 2006)
José Manuel Mendes	...	Father Damião (8 episodes, 2006)
Francisco Pestana	...	Judge Inácio José (8 episodes, 2006)
João Ricardo	...	Frei Mariano (8 episodes, 2006)
Teresa Madruga	...	Old Lady (8 episodes, 2006)
Carlos Rodrigues		(8 episodes, 2006)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

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Genres:

History

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Details

Official Sites:

RTP [Portugal]

Country:

Portugal

Language:

Portuguese

Release Date:

13 January 2006 (Portugal)

Company Credits

Production Co:

DAVID & GOLIAS, Radiotelevisão Portuguesa (RTP)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min (8 episodes)

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Shame about the acting

Bocage was a Portuguese poet, contemporary and sympathizer of the French Revolution but in a deeply conservative, catholic and royalist country. Like Camões, another great Portuguese poet, his fame rose not only from his considerable talent, but also by dieing just before his country got overrun by a foreign power, earning him a status of national symbol.

Not much details are known about Bocage's biography, and that's where this work of historical fiction gets interesting, presenting a version of what could have happened in the last 15 years of his life.

Although at times a gross oversimplification of the end of the 18th century reality in Portugal, the plot remains entertaining and educational enough - portraying the bohemian, cultural, political and social life of the time in Lisbon.

Unfortunately, the acting is quite bad, with Miguel Guilherme (Bocage) and Manuel João Vieira (Agostinho Macedo) possibly providing the worse performances in the series.

The locations, costumes and characterization are very good at creating a 1790s setting. Overall, an interesting series, I only wish that the acting would have been better.