Bocage, the Triumph of Love

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Bocage, the Triumph of Love

1997

1h 25m

3.9(7 votes)

Drama

Overview

The film follows Manuel Maria du Bocage, 18th-century poet, as he travels through the world from orgy to orgy and from excess to excess.

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16 members

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Victor Wagner

Bocage

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Francisco Farinelli

Josino

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Viétia Zangrandi

Manteigui

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Majô De Castro

Alzira

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Gabriela Previdello

Olinda

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Denis Victorazo

Frade

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Diaulas Ullysses

Frade

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Lineu Dias

Marido de Manteigui

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Eugenia Melo e Castro

A Liberdade

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Kennedy de Oliveira

Eremita

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Alex Rosa Saldanha

Édipo

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Milena Wanderley

Nossa senhora da Glória / Nossa senhora das Dores

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Cristina Marinho

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Beatriz Beraldo

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Ana Maria Nascimento e Silva

Musa da Poesia Erótica e Lírica

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Malu Pessin

Bocageana

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