Divine Love (Portuguese: Divino Amor) is a 2019 Brazilian drama film directed by Gabriel Mascaro. It was screened in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition section at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival.[1] It tells the story of a deeply religious registry office clerk who uses her position at the births, deaths and marriages department to try to dissuade couples from getting a divorce. Joana (Dira Paes) does everything in the name of the sanctity of marriage and the Christian family. As she waits for a sign of recognition for all her efforts, a marital crisis of her own brings her even closer to God.
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| Directed by | Gabriel Mascaro |
| Written by | Gabriel Mascaro |
| Starring | Dira Paes |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | Brazil |
| Language | Portuguese |
Cast
edit- Dira Paes as Joana
- Julio Machado as Danilo
- Teca Pereira as Mestra Dalva
- Metturo as Tony Priest at baptism
Release and reception
editThe film premiered at the Sundance and Berlin Film Festivals in 2019.[2][3] The Hollywood Reporter, which considered Divine Love one of the best features at Sundance that year, called it "a very of-the-moment parable",[4] while Variety described the film as "spiritual and sexy".[5] IndieWire saw it as an "exuberant sociopolitical statement".[6] The French magazine Le Polyster found the film "daring, surprising, intelligent, thrilling and, yes, absolutely divine".[7] On Metacritic, Divine Love scored 86/100.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Sundance Unveils Politics-Heavy Lineup Featuring Ocasio-Cortez Doc, Feinstein Drama". The Hollywood Reporter. 28 November 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^ "divine-love". www.sundance.org. Archived from the original on 21 April 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ "Divino Amor | Divine Love". www.berlinale.de. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ "'Divine Love' ('Divino amor'): Film Review | Sundance 2019". The Hollywood Reporter. 27 January 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ Lodge, Guy (26 January 2019). "Sundance Film Review: 'Divine Love'". Variety. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ Kohn, Eric (26 January 2019). "'Divine Love' Review: Futuristic Brazilian Drama Is More Sex Therapy Than Sci-Fi". IndieWire. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ admin (11 February 2019). "Berlinale 2019 | Critique : Divine Love". Le Polyester (in French). Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ Divine Love, retrieved 25 April 2019
External links
edit- Divine Love at IMDb
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