THE INVISIBLE LIFE OF EURÍ DICE GUSMÃ O

Winner of the Un Certain Regard award at this year s Cannes Film Festival, the latest feature from prolific Brazilian auteur Karim Aïnouz (Madame Satã), set in midcentury Rio de Janeiro, is a sprawling melodrama about feminine resilience. Based on Martha Batalha s beloved novel, The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão is Aïnouz s most accessible work even as it retains the unfettered sensuality and sumptuous splendour that render all his films so uniquely transporting. The year is 1950. Classical piano pr