Twist of Fate (2009)

Original title

Os Sorrisos do Destino

Directed by

Fernando Lopes

Genre

drama film

Country

Portugal

Runtime

1h 38m

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A man and a woman navigate their loneliness in a world focused on technology and material wealth. Their story is accompanied by a wistful bolero song that underscores the emotional distance between people.

longingmelancholicslow-pacedcontemplativesolitarymeditativeemotionalyearning

What happens

Os Sorrisos do Destino (Portugiesisch für: Die Lächeln des Schicksals) ist ein Filmdrama des portugiesischen Regisseurs Fernando Lopes aus dem Jahr 2009. Der Film ist, nach Lá Fora (2004) und 98 Octanas (2006), der dritte einer inoffiziellen Trilogie des Regisseurs, in der er die Formen der Einsamkeit des modernen Menschen in einer zunehmend von Technologie und materiellem Wohlstand dominierten Gesellschaft thematisiert. Das sehnsuchtsvolle Liebeslied Sabor a Mí, ein Bolero der Gruppe Los Panchos, durchzieht den Film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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