Invisible Life
Original title: A Vida Invisível de Eurídice Gusmão / The Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmao
“A tropical melodrama”
2019 · 2 h 19 min
Directed by 
Karim Aïnouz
Karim AïnouzCast
Julia Stockler 
Carol Duarte Flávia Gusmão António Fonseca Hugo Cruz Nikolas Antunes
Plot
In 1950s Rio de Janeiro, two sisters, Eurídice and Guida, who are separated by the machinations of their father and by life, dream of each other and search for each other for decades, in a lush melodrama.
Sinekatalog’s take
A lush, angry and moving melodrama of women's lives, which won the Un Certain Regard prize at Cannes.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.7 / 10 (10,950 votes)
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