La Vie invisible d'Euridice Gusmao

La séparation qui n'aurait pas dû se produire. Le film le plus puissant de Cannes cette année, du point de vue du scénario. Un film vers lequel je ne me serais pas dirigé après avoir lu le synopsis, mais la curiosité a été plus forte après sa victoire dans la catégorie « Un certain regard ». Il ne joue pas avec les émotions de manière directe, à la manière hollywoodienne. La douleur et le chagrin que vous ressentez pour les personnages ne provoquent pas de larmes, mais pèsent sur le cœur, jusqu'à l'étouffer. Et vous ne pouvez rien faire, parce que vous ne pouvez pas aider les personnages. Un beau film. [Cannes] (05/07/2019)

Invisible Life is a subtly crafted melodrama where the creators let the emotions flow naturally through the telling of a powerful story, without resorting to any sentimental gimmicks. This is an extremely sad film about how one youthful indiscretion and a few lies changed the lives of two inseparable sisters for good. It sounds frightening that if it weren't for the men and prejudices deeply rooted in Brazilian society at the time, their separation might never have happened. The realistic, almost naturalistic portrayal combined with the beautiful piano music, which could have made Eurídice happy under better circumstances, was enough to make me shed tears in the last ten minutes of this touching spectacle. (95%) (04/04/2021)

Melodramas aren’t my thing, but when they are so beautiful and perfectly honed, they are hard to resist. The main theme is patriarchal oppression played out in the story of two sisters who were separated from each other, and gratuitously so, only due of the malice of the men around them. It’s quite refreshing to see a story that’s not centred around the love of a couple, but around sisterly love. #KVIFF2019 (07/07/2019)