Jan 01, 2001
A portrait of a decadent Portuguese aristocracy, in the second half of the 19th century, through the tragic history of a traditional Lisbon family. A love story and the unintentionally incest of brother and sister Carlos and Maria. When their mother Maria Monforte decided to flee with her lover, she took her daughter with her and left little Carlos in the care of her father. After a long time, they met and fell in love, not knowing that they were brother and sister.