The Divine Comedy (1991)
- Original title
- A Divina Comédia
- Directed by
- Manoel de Oliveira
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- France, Portugal
- Runtime
- 2h 20m
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 18 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
In a psychiatric hospital, patients reenact scenes from biblical and literary stories. The film follows their interactions as they grapple with faith, morality, and existential questions.
philosophicalslow-burncontemplativestylizedallegoricaltheatricalunsettlingcerebral
What happens
The Divine Comedy (A Divina Comédia) is a 1991 Portuguese drama film directed by Manoel de Oliveira. It was screened in competition at the 48th Venice International Film Festival, in which it won the Special Jury Prize. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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