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God's Comedy

1996 · 162 min

A slow, unsettling plunge into a deluded man's obsession, mixing deadpan absurdity with creeping unease and a lingering sense of decay.

Directed by: João César Monteiro
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: João César Monteiro, Gracinda Nave, Sylvie Rocha

Overview: An ice-cream seller lusts after the female employees in his shop.

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Directed by: João César Monteiro
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: João César Monteiro, Gracinda Nave, Sylvie Rocha

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Tone: absurdstrength 3 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
power
madness
identity
sexuality
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex strong

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Action	1
Horror	2
Humour	6
Realism	7
Romance	2
Tension	4
Darkness	7
Complexity	8
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: comedy, drama
Directed by: João César Monteiro
Written by: João César Monteiro
Starring: João César Monteiro, Gracinda Nave, Sylvie Rocha, Dalila Carmo, Anabela Teixeira, Patrícia Abreu, Claudia Teixeira, Saraiva Serrano
Cinematography: Mário Barroso
Runtime: 162 min
Country: Portugal, Denmark, France, Italy
Languages: Portuguese

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