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GOD'S COMEDY

A Comédia de Deus

Directed by João César Monteiro
Portugal, 1995
Comedy, Drama
  • 165165 minutes

Synopsis

João de Deus is the manager of an ice-cream shop owned by an ex-prostitute. Through an 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.

Synopsis

João de Deus is the manager of an ice-cream shop owned by an ex-prostitute. Through an 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.