God's Comedy
A Comédia de Deusby João César Monteiro2h431995Portugal
Recommended byMiguel Gomes, Arnaud et Jean-Marie Larrieu
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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.
Credits
- Production Compagny : La Sept Arte, Zentropa Entertainments, GER - Grupo de Estudos e Realizações , Mikado Film
- Distributor : NOS
- Producer : Martine Marignac, Joaquim Pinto, Pierre Grise
- Set Decoration : Emmanuel de Chauvigny
- Sound Mixer : Jean-François Auger
- Photo Director : Mário Barroso
- Director : João César Monteiro
- Scenario : João César Monteiro
- Dialogs : João César Monteiro
- Sound Recorder : Rolly Belhassen
- Editing : Carla Bogalheiro
- Costume Design : Matilde Matos
Technical details
- Printed format : 35 mm
- Sound mix : Stéréo 2.0
- Year of production : 1995
- French release date : 18 mai 1996
- Category : Feature film
- Color : Colors
- Language : Portuguese
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