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Divine Love

Divino Amor

2019

Gabriel Mascaro

Dira Paes, Júlio Machado, Emílio de Melo, Teca Pereira ...

5.7

352

Drama In the Brazil of 2027, where raves celebrate God’s love and drive-through spiritual-advice booths have become the norm, Joana holds her faith and relationship with God in the highest regard. She uses her job as a notary to carefully goad divorcing couples into reconsidering their split, and she takes comfort in an unusual religious collective that helps keep her own marriage in check. Though she and her husband have struggled to ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Guy Lodge Variety	"For all its creamy, dreamy styling, Gabriel Mascaro’s limber, sensual sci-fi functions as an urgent cautionary allegory."
		Boyd van Hoeij The Hollywood Reporter	"Divine (...) Gorgeously shot and produced, impressively acted and with a lot of fascinating things on its mind (...) Mascaro is one of Brazil’s most audacious and gifted filmmakers of his generation."
		Eric Kohn IndieWire	"[A] lush, intricate sociopolitical commentary that builds on the filmmaker’s inquisitive approach even as it sometimes overextends its ambition."
		Sarah Ward Screendaily	"Mascaro’s striking aesthetics give the film a texture and atmosphere that aligns the audience firmly with its protagonist; she’s seeking transcendence, and the movie she’s in approximates it one lustrous frame at a time."
		Jordan Raup The Film Stage	"Through his exquisite vision, Mascaro tells a curious tale of spiritual commitment, marital strife, and the blurred separation of church and state, leading to an ultimately surprising, powerful conclusion."
		Fabien Lemercier Cineuropa	"Mascaro unveils an astonishing film that mixes daring visual moments with a dystopian world where faith dominates"
		Tomris Laffly rogerebert.com	"This is a shocking, wonderfully acted and surprisingly erotic film that leaves one with more questions than answers, like any good film that dares to tackle the vastness of faith should."

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