God's Comedy

God's Comedy (Portuguese: A Comédia de Deus) is a 1995 Portuguese film by João César Monteiro. It is the second part in a trilogy, preceded by Recordações da Casa Amarela (1989) (Recollections of the Yellow House) and followed by As Bodas de Deus (1999) (Houses of God). God is symbolized through the character João de Deus (lit.: John of God), played by writer/director Monteiro himself. The film was selected as the Portuguese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 68th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[1][2]

A Comédia de Deus
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Directed byJoão César Monteiro
Written byJoão César Monteiro
StarringCláudia Teixeira
João César Monteiro
Manuela de Freitas
CinematographyMário Barroso
Edited byCarla Bogalheiro
Release date
  • January 19, 1996 (1996-01-19) (Portugal)
Running time
170 minutes
CountryPortugal
LanguagePortuguese

See also

References

  1. Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
  2. "41 to Compete for Foreign Language Oscar Nominations". FilmFestivals.com. Archived from the original on 7 April 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
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