The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão

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The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Karim Aïnouz
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  • Rodrigo Teixeira
  • Michael Weber
  • Viola Fügen
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Based on The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão
by Martha Batalha
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Music by Benedikt Schiefer
Cinematography Hélène Louvart
Edited by Heike Parplies
Production
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  • RT Features
  • Pola Pandora
  • Canal Brasil
  • Naymar
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Release dates
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  • 20 May 2019 (2019-05-20) (Cannes)
  • 21 November 2019 (2019-11-21) (Brazil)
Running time
 139 minutes
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  • Brazil
  • Germany
Language Portuguese
Box office $1.7 million[1]

The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão (Portuguese: A Vida Invisível)[2] is a 2019 internationally co-produced drama film directed by Karim Aïnouz based on the 2016 novel The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão by Martha Batalha.[3][4]

It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival,[5] where it won the top prize.[6] It was selected as the Brazilian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[7]

Plot

In Rio de Janeiro during the 1950s, two sisters struggle against repression and bigotry in a patriarchal era.[7]

Cast

  • Carol Duarte as Eurídice Gusmão
  • Julia Stockler as Guida Gusmão
  • Gregorio Duvivier as Antenor
  • Bárbara Santos as Filomena
  • Flávia Gusmão as Ana Gusmão
  • Maria Manoella as Zélia
  • Antônio Fonseca as Manuel Gusmão
  • Cristina Pereira as Cecília
  • Gillray Coutinho as Afonso
  • Fernanda Montenegro as Present-Day Eurídice Gusmão

Release

The film had its world premiere at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival on 20 May 2019.[3] It was released in Brazil first in the Northeast Region on 19 September 2019, and on 31 October 2019 in the rest of the country, by Sony Pictures and Vitrine Filmes.[8] On 20 August 2019, Amazon Studios acquired the North American rights to the film.[9]

Reception

Critical response

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Guy Lodge of Variety praised Karim Aïnouz's "singular, saturated directorial style" and called the film "a waking dream, saturated in sound, music and color to match its depth of feeling."[11] Writing for The Hollywood Reporter, David Rooney praised the film, commenting, "Despite its many depictions of cruel insensitivity, quotidian unfairness and chronic disappointment, The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão is a haunting drama that quietly celebrates the resilience of women even as they endure beaten-down existences."[12]

See also

References

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External links

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