God's Comedy (1995)
"A Comédia de Deus" (original title)

João de Deus is the manager of an ice-cream shop owned by an ex-prostitute, Paraíso dos Gelados (Ice-Cream Paradise). Through a unmoved desire of perfection, he seeks, through cleansing and... See full summary »

Director:

João César Monteiro

Writers:

João César Monteiro, Luís Vaz de Camões (poem)

Stars:

Cláudia Teixeira, João César Monteiro, Manuela de Freitas

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Cláudia Teixeira	...	Joaninha (as Cláudia Teixeira Oliveira)
João César Monteiro	...	João de Deus (as Max Monteiro)
Manuela de Freitas	...	Judite
Raquel Ascensão	...	Rosarinho
Gracinda Nave	...	Felícia
Patrícia Abreu	...	Alexandra
Saraiva Serrano	...	Sr. Tomé
Maria João Ribeiro	...	Carmen
Bruno Sousa	...	Bruno
Ana Reis	...	Menina da Janela
Maria Ester Caldeira	...	Peixeira
Rui Luís	...	Sr. Evaristo
Dinis Gomes	...	Linguiça (as Dinis Neto Jorge)
Glicínia Quartin	...	D. Antónia
Sandra Figueiredo	...	Beatriz

Storyline

João de Deus is the manager of an ice-cream shop owned by an ex-prostitute, Paraíso dos Gelados (Ice-Cream Paradise). Through a unmoved desire of perfection, he seeks, through cleansing and purity to attain heaven. The surrounding world, however, does not comply with his decaying vision of lust and decay as a way of achieving his purpose.

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Plot Keywords:

sequel

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Country:

Portugal France Italy Denmark

Language:

Portuguese

Release Date:

19 January 1996 (Portugal)

Also Known As:

God's Comedy

Filming Locations:

Lisbon, Portugal

Company Credits

Production Co:

G.E.R. (Grupo de Estudos e Realizações), Pierre Grise Productions, Zentropa Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

170 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Followed by As Bodas de Deus (1999)

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Soundtracks

"Mother (versão instrumental)"
com a amável autorização de Estêvão BARTOLOMEU-BRONZE

User Reviews

The weaker mask of João César Monteiro

Every João César Monteiro movie I see drives toward one conclusion: although being, in Portugal, the soul director whose vision of life, lust and decay is comparable to that of Baudelaire, Monteiro lacks the force of will that would make him a Rimbaud. The character João de Deus, central figure of a trilogy of which A COMÉDIA DE DEUS is the first part is none other than João César Monteiro masked as a detached and unsure version of himself. To see and to reflect on the weakest side of idealism.