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Os Ossos do Barão

1997 · 1 season

A stately period melodrama of old money and new ambition, unfolding through talky family confrontations and slow-burning social friction.

Created by
Jorge Andrade, Walter George Durst
Genres
Soap, Drama
Starring
Leonardo Villar, Juca de Oliveira, Tarcísio Filho
Overview
Os Ossos do Barão is a Brazilian telenovela produced by SBT and originally broadcast from April 28 to September 8, 1997. It is an adaptation of Jorge Andrade's 1963 play of the same name, adapted for television by Walter George Durst, with collaboration from Duca Rachid, Mário Teixeira, and Marcos Lazarini. The telenovela stars Ana Paula Arósio, Tarcísio Filho, Juca de Oliveira, Othon Bastos, and Leonardo Villar. Set in São Paulo in 1948, the story follows Egisto Ghirotto, the wealthy son of Italian immigrants who dreams of gaining social prestige by marrying his son, Martino, to Isabel, the great-granddaughter of the late Baron of Jaraguá. Their romance sparks a bitter conflict between a rising immigrant family and a declining aristocratic dynasty, exposing themes of class, ambition, tradition, and the social transformation of Brazil.

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Created by
Jorge Andrade, Walter George Durst
Genres
Soap, Drama
Starring
Leonardo Villar, Juca de Oliveira, Tarcísio Filho
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • class
    • ambition
    • family
    • love
    • trauma
    Places
    • big city
    • single country house
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
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    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror1
    Humour3
    Realism7
    Romance6
    Tension5
    Darkness5
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight6

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    Genres
    soap, drama
    Created by
    Jorge Andrade, Walter George Durst
    Written by
    Walter George Durst, Mário Teixeira, Duca Rachid, Marcos Lazarini
    Starring
    Leonardo Villar, Juca de Oliveira, Tarcísio Filho, Ana Paula Arósio, Jussara Freire, Cleyde Yáconis, Othon Bastos, Clarisse Abujamra
    Length
    1 seasons, 115 episodes
    Network
    SBT
    Country
    Brazil
    Languages
    Portuguese

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