TV series

A Grande Mentira

1968–1969 · 1 season

A slow, earnest melodrama of forbidden love and class resentment, played with theatrical intensity and a mounting sense of doom.

Overview: Millionaire Roberto Albuquerque runs over Maria Cristina, and the two fall in love. But the young man's mother, Viridiana Albuquerque, disapproves of the relationship because the girl is poor. In the final chapters, already driven mad, Viridiana sets her own dress on fire.
How it feels: Melancholic, romantic, earnest and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Love, class, family, obsession
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
class
family
obsession
madness
Places: big city
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild