God's Comedy
1995 · Movie · 170 min. · Portugal
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.
Direction João César Monteiro
Cast Cláudia Teixeira · João César Monteiro · Manuela de Freitas · Raquel Ascensão · Gracinda Nave · Patricia Abreu · Nuno Lopes · Ana Padrão · Mario Barroso · Jean Douchet · Saraiva Serrano · Dalila Carmo · Sylvie Rocha
Soundtrack Claudio Monteverdi · Joseph Haydn · Richard Wagner
Screenplay João César Monteiro · Luís Vaz de Camões
Cinematography Mário Barroso
Original title A comédia de Deus
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399 votes (FilmAffinity)
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