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The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão

2019
Directed by Karim Aïnouz
DramaRomance

Cast

Carol Duarte Julia Stockler Fernanda Montenegro

Plot

In 1950s Rio, two inseparable sisters, Eurídice and Guida, dream of different futures, a career as a pianist and a romantic escape. When Guida runs away with a Greek sailor, they are separated, and each lives for decades believing the other is somewhere else. Karim Aïnouz's 2019 film, a melodrama, won the Un Certain Regard prize at Cannes.

Sinekatalog’s take

Karim Aïnouz tells of two inseparable sisters in 1950s Rio, torn apart when one runs away and each lives for decades believing the other is lost. It is a lush, angry melodrama about the cost of women's lives under a patriarchal order.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

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