Paradise: Faith

María F. Guerrero

This is so beautiful and sad. With the visual composition, rhythm of editing and the Bresson-style acting, Seidl creates a piece of art so intense it just digs deep in the spectators eye.

Max Seqgar

The selfish torment of a religious recluse... Beautifully portrayed in it's unending complexity. WOW what a movie!! BRAVO!!

El Biffo

The Paradise trilogy is incredible. The acting is so good, one forgets that they are actors and they play like documentaries. Superb/

Harry Rossi

This film feels like punishment and I mean that in a good way. It seems that if we fuck we're miserable and if we don't fuck we're miserable! This poor women had someone who tried to love her right in front of her and her denial in favor of fanaticism lead to both of them being miserable! This may not pack the same punch as Love but it certainly feels bleaker. Fascinating portrayal of pathetic people. Bring on Hope!

This is Jake Kath

Critiquing religious fundamentalism maybe easy/banal/tiring but through Seidl's lens, he was able to grotesque the subject in new territory and I don't think religion is the only thing that's nuts in this movie, its our world we live in! With detachment we witness the trails of human interaction and the dark/sad comedy of it all. This is the type of movie to laugh hysterically in the dark with.

MATTEO BITTANTI

Blasphemy. Heresy. Masochism. Sadism. Torture porn. Fanaticism. One of the most compelling horror films of the year. The masturbation scene with the crucifix makes The Exorcism look tame in comparison. I am a believer.

Nadin

A much stronger film than Paradise: Love. It was clever to bring in Nabil. For me, the film gained a new dimension because of Nabil as it not only explored a woman's deep faith in God (or even her passionate love for Jesus (?)). It contrasted two religions and their struggle for the same territory; home.

Spoiler

Como em DOG DAYS e no mais recente LOVE, FAITH é um retrato intimo e pornográfico, apoiado na pele e na carne de suas atrizes, sempre disponíveis e uteis em seus ambientes (im)perturbáveis e (im)pessoais. Virtuoso pelo voyeurismo, que se ama ou se odeia, Seidl ferve nosso olhar e persevera em sua busca pelo formal e social, sem deixar de acompanhar essa vileza com perversidade (ou polêmica).