THE INVISIBLE LIFE OF EURÍDICE GUSMÃO

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 mid-century 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