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2.7

106 Ratings

The Invisible Life

A vida invisível

Directed by Vítor Gonçalves

Portugal, United Kingdom, 2013

Drama

99

Synopsis

Hugo, a melancholy man in his forties, works as a civil servant in a stuffy office in a murky building in Lisbon. Hugo thinks back of the last days of António, his mentor and superior, with whom he had a close bond. He remembers his last encounter with Adriana, the woman he allowed to slip away.

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The Invisible Life Directed by Vítor Gonçalves

Awards & Festivals

International Film Festival Rotterdam

2014

Edinburgh International Film Festival

2014

2015 | 7 nominations including: Best Director

CinEuphoria Awards

2015 | 3 wins including: Top Ten of the Year (National Competition)

2015 | 4 nominations including: Best Film (National Competition)

Cast & Crew

Articles from the Notebook

The Invisible Life: Dreaming in the Night

The long awaited return to filmmaking of Portuguese director Vítor Gonçalves, whose one film, from 1986, is now finally joined by another.

What are people saying?

Jorge Mourinha's rating of the film The Invisible Life
Jorge Mourinha

The invisible film. http://theflickeringwall.blogspot.pt/2014/06/a-vida-invisivel-invisible-life.html
June 05, 2014 15:09
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Nicole Richie's rating of the film The Invisible Life
Nicole Richie

não se viu nada de facto.
May 24, 2019 03:24
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Wesley Pereira de Castro's rating of the film The Invisible Life
Wesley Pereira de Castro

O tom esnobe da narrativa lenta e a insuportabilidade do protagonista distanciam o filme de seu intento e, por conseguinte, demonstra-se emocionalmente estéril. Ao final, quem insiste em percorrer este íngreme e decepcionante mergulho na depressão,perceberá que o filme configura uma imersão metalingüística na condição que investiga, o que, infelizmente, não surge objetivamente como mérito, mas como acidente! (WPC>)
May 24, 2019 04:52
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Frank ViSo's rating of the film The Invisible Life
Frank ViSo

1,5
June 14, 2017 20:56
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Slow Immersion's rating of the film The Invisible Life
Slow Immersion

So empty.. soulless - not in a melancholic way, but in a void of creativity.
May 03, 2017 17:55
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Samuel Andrade's rating of the film The Invisible Life
Samuel Andrade

ghosts in 8mm.
May 25, 2019 04:17
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Cartaphilus's rating of the film The Invisible Life
Cartaphilus

i am not sure about this film 2? 3? more? less?
May 20, 2017 21:32
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João Martins's rating of the film The Invisible Life
João Martins

A definição de melancolia nos novos tempos. Uma fotografia soberba, sedutoramente bem filmado.
July 31, 2016 14:36
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