Quincas Borba
Movie| Title | Quincas Borba |
| User score | 3 |
| Release date | Jun 9, 1988 |
| Genre | Drama |
| Director | Roberto Santos |
| Production country | Brazil |
| Production companies | Embrafilme, Quanta Centro de Produções Cinematográficas |
| Run time | 116 min. |
Based on a book by Machado de Assis (1839-1908) and adapted to the present time. After the death of the philosopher Quincas Borba, his friend and disciple Rubiao inherits all he possessed: his fortune, his dog, his philosophy and the germ of his madness. Rubiao's passion for Sofia, a friend's wife, places him at the center of a game in which she is the main piece while he is the only one who ignores the rules. The story of a dreamer and delirious man facing a reality to which he is not prepared.
