TV series

Esplendor

2000 · 1 season

A slow, moody melodrama where grief and romance simmer in a small town, with a ghostly undercurrent and earnest emotional weight.

Created by: Ana Maria Moretzsohn
Genres: Soap, Drama
Starring: Leticia Spiller, Floriano Peixoto, Murilo Benício

Overview: Millionaire Frederico Berger grapples with the trauma of a tragedy. The arrival of his housekeeper, Flávia Cristina, unjustly accused of a crime, transforms everyone's lives.

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Created by: Ana Maria Moretzsohn
Genres: Soap, Drama
Starring: Leticia Spiller, Floriano Peixoto, Murilo Benício

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
trauma
love
family
justice
Places: small town
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	2
Humour	3
Realism	6
Romance	6
Tension	4
Darkness	5
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: soap, drama
Created by: Ana Maria Moretzsohn
Written by: Glória Barreto, Izabel de Oliveira, Ana Maria Moretzsohn, Daisy Chaves
Starring: Leticia Spiller, Floriano Peixoto, Murilo Benício, Cássia Kis, Joana Fomm, Gracindo Júnior, Caio Blat, Christine Fernandes
Length: 1 seasons, 125 episodes
Network: TV Globo
Country: Brazil
Languages: Portuguese

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