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GOD'S COMEDY

by João César Monteiro

synopsis

João de Deus is the manager of an ice-cream shop owned by an ex-prostitute, Paraíso dos Gelados (Ice-Cream Paradise). Through a unmoved desire of perfection, he seeks, through cleansing and purity to attain heaven. The surrounding world, however, does not comply with his decaying vision of lust and decay as a way of achieving his purpose.

original title: A Comédia de Deus
country: Portugal, Italy, France, Germany
year: 1995
genre: fiction
directed by: João César Monteiro
film run: 170'
release date: IT 09/1995, GR 11/1995, PT 19/01/1996, FR 14/02/1996, NL 05/09/1996, DK 11/07/1997, NO 05/09/1997, HU 15/04/1999, CZ 05/07/2002
screenplay: João César Monteiro
cast: Cláudia Oliveira Teixeira, Manuela de Freitas, João César Monteiro
cinematography by: Mário Barroso
film editing: Carla Bogalheiro
art director: Emmanuel de Chauvigny
costumes designer: Matilde Matos
producer: Joaquim Pinto
executive producer: Roberto Cicutto, Peter Aalbæk Jensen, Martine Marignac

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