The Passion According to G.H. (2023)
- Original title
- A Paixão Segundo G.H.
- Directed by
- Luiz Fernando Carvalho
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Brazil
- Runtime
- 2h 04m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 5 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.
How it feels
A woman experiences a personal crisis after an unexpected encounter in her apartment. The film follows her stream of consciousness as she grapples with existence and identity.
intimatecontemplativeslow-burnphilosophicalpsychologicalcerebralvisually lushimmersive
What happens
The Passion According to G.H. (Portuguese: A Paixão Segundo G.H.) is a 2023 Brazilian drama film directed by Luiz Fernando Carvalho, based on the novel of the same name by Clarice Lispector. The film was expected to be released by the end of 2020, in celebration for Lispector's 100th anniversary, before being delayed. The film premiered at the 2023 São Paulo International Film Festival, with tickets sold out in just 8 minutes. It was also part of the official selection for the 2023 Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival. The film was released in Brazilian theatres on April 11, 2024. In Portugal, it was distributed by Nitrato Filmes at February of the same year. The film was selected for important international film festivals, such as International Film Festival Rotterdam (2023), Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema (2024), where it won the Grand Prize and the Best Acting Award for Maria Fernanda Cândido, and FILMADRID (2024), where it won two awards: a special mention from the Jury of Young Filmmakers and Best Performance for the actress Maria Fernanda Cândido. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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