It’s 1950. Inseparable sisters Euridíce (18) and Guida (20) live with their conservative parents in Rio de Janeiro. Each girl has her own special dream in life, and neither can imagine being without the other. And yet one day they’ll have to go their separate ways… With this stylistically precise period melodrama, renowned Brazilian director Karim Aïnouz gave audiences one of the most emotional experiences at this year’s festival in Cannes, where The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão won the Prix Un Certain Regard.
The year is 1950. Inseparable, free-thinking sisters Eurídice (18) and Guida (20) live with their conservative parents in Rio de Janeiro. Each girl has her own special dream in life: Eurídice yearns to study piano at the Vienna Conservatory, and Guida dreams of great love. Neither can imagine being without the other, and yet one day they’ll have to go their separate ways… With his stylistically precise period melodrama about sisterly love and women’s indomitable inner strength, renowned Brazilian director Karim Aïnouz gave audiences one of the most emotional experiences at this year’s festival in Cannes, where The Invisible Life was named Best Film in Un Certain Regard.
Lenka Tyrpáková
139 min / Color, DCP
Director Karim Aïnouz
/ Screenplay Murilo Hauser, Inés Bortagaray, Karim Aïnouz
/ Dir. of Photography Hélène Louvart
/ Music Benedikt Schiefer
/ Editor Heike Parplies
/ Art Director Rodrigo Martirena
/ Producer Rodrigo Teixeira, Michael Weber, Viola Fügen
/ Production RT Features
/ Coproduction Pola Pandora, Canal Brasil, Sony Pictures, Naymar
/ Cast Carol Duarte, Julia Stockler
/ Sales The Match Factory
Karim Aïnouz (b. 1966, Fortaleza, Brazil). Selected filmography: Madame Satã (2002), Love for Sale (O Céu de Suely, 2006), The Silver Cliff (O Abismo Prateado, 2011), Futuro Beach (Praia do Futuro, 2014), Central Airport THF (Zentralflughafen THF, 2017), The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão (A vida invisível de Eurídice Gusmão, 2019)
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