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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Bocage
Josino
Manteigui
Alzira
Olinda
Frade
Marido de Manteigui
A Liberdade
Eremita
Édipo
Nossa senhora da Glória / Nossa senhora das Dores
Unknown Role
Musa da Poesia Erótica e Lírica
Bocageana
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