Invisible Life (2019)

Two sisters born in Rio de Janeiro make their way through life, each mistakenly believing the other is living out her dreams half a world away.

Director:

Karim Aïnouz

Writers:

Murilo Hauser (screenplay), Martha Batalha (based on the book by: "A Vida Invisível de Eurídice Gusmão")

Stars:

Julia Stockler, Carol Duarte, Flávia Gusmão

12 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Julia Stockler	...	Guida / Gisele
Carol Duarte	...	Eurídice
Flávia Gusmão	...	Ana
António Fonseca	...	Manoel
Hugo Cruz	...	Feliciano
Nikolas Antunes	...	Iorgos
Maria Manoella	...	Zélia
Gregório Duvivier	...	Antenor (as Gregorio Duvivier)
Samuel Toledo	...	Plínio
Luana Xavier	...	Daisy
Nelson Ferreira	...	Dr. Assis
Andressa Cabral	...	Amira
Lumi Kim	...	Nara
Shirley Cruz	...	Leila
Bárbara Santos	...	Filomena

Storyline

Eurídice and Guida are two inseparable sisters living at home with their conservative parents in 1950's Rio de Janeiro. Although immersed in a traditional life, each one nourishes a dream: Eurídice of becoming a renowned pianist, Guida of finding true love. In a dramatic turn, they are separated by their father and forced to live apart. They take control of their separate destinies, while never giving up hope of finding each other.

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Plot Keywords:

1950s | male full frontal nudity | male frontal nudity | erection | male explicit nudity | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong sexual content/graphic nudity and some drug use

Details

Country:

Brazil Germany

Language:

Portuguese Greek

Release Date:

20 December 2019 (USA)

Also Known As:

Invisible Life

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$781,008

Company Credits

Production Co:

Canal Brasil, Pola Pandora Filmproduktions, RT Features

Technical Specs

Runtime:

139 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Brazil's official submission for the 'Best Foreign Language Film' category at the 92nd Academy Awards in 2020. Runner-up was Bacurau (2019).

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Connections

Featured in Conversa com Bial: Episode dated 4 July 2019 (2019)

User Reviews

Tragically beautiful, or beautifully sad

My biggest turndown with Invisible Life's biggest competition inside Brazil this year ('Bacurau') was the excess of metaphors to make it a smart work -- some of which have absolutely no contibution to the story. Still, it was able to provoke a lot of emotional reactions, it's specially smart and meaningful to watch from a Brazilian perspective. Invisible Life is something different, it's universal, delicate and rough at the same time, and it's story has no need to explaining -- we all know what it is about. Still, they explain (the only reason why it's not a 100% for me). Carol Duarte and Julia Stockler are incredible. Also need to mention the short appearance from Brazil's greatest actress of all time, Academy Award nominee Fernanda Montenegro, not only for the name but mostly because, after 120 minutes of the movie, her performance was still able to reach out to the emotions you built for the characters in the past 2 hours. Overall, absolutely beautiful. The film is a visual spectacle, but also a beautiful and touching story.