1999 · joao-de-deus · fortune · satire
God's Wedding
Directed by João César Monteiro2h 30m1999
After receiving a visit from a messenger of God, João de Deus wins his buddy's girlfriend through a roll of the dice.
Our read: God's Wedding (1999) reads as a neutral, measured, inventive joao-de-deus · fortune · satire entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, ambivalent in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Neutral, measured, measured joao-de-deus / fortune, inventive in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, cold.
- measured
- inventive
- signature
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