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Invisible Life

2019 · 140 min

A lush, aching melodrama that sweeps you through decades of longing, its vivid colour and music pressing hard against a quiet, accumulating heartbreak.

Directed by
Karim Aïnouz
Genres
Drama
Starring
Carol Duarte, Julia Stockler, Fernanda Montenegro
Tagline
A tropical melodrama
Overview
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1950. In the conservative home of the Gusmão family, Eurídice and Guida are two inseparable sisters who support each other. While Guida can share with her younger sister the details of her romantic adventures, Eurídice finds in her older sister the encouragement she needs to pursue her dream of becoming a professional pianist.

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Directed by
Karim Aïnouz
Genres
Drama
Starring
Carol Duarte, Julia Stockler, Fernanda Montenegro
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • betrayal
  • identity
  • isolation
  • gender
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Karim Aïnouz
Written by
Karim Aïnouz, Murilo Hauser, Inés Bortagaray
Starring
Carol Duarte, Julia Stockler, Fernanda Montenegro, Gregório Duvivier, Bárbara Santos, Flávia Gusmão, António Fonseca, Maria Manoella
Music
Benedikt Schiefer
Cinematography
Hélène Louvart
Runtime
140 min
Country
Brazil, Germany
Languages
Greek, Portuguese

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