The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão (Portuguese: A Vida Invisível de Eurídice Gusmão)[2] is a 2019 internationally co-produced drama film directed by Brazilian director Karim Aïnouz based on the 2016 novel The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão by Martha Batalha.[3][4]
The film had its world premiere at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival on 20 May 2019.[3] It was released in Brazil first in the Northeast Region on 19 September 2019, and on 31 October 2019 in the rest of the country, by Sony Pictures and Vitrine Filmes.[8] On 20 August 2019, Amazon Studios acquired the North American rights to the film.[9]
Reception
Critical response
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 94% approval rating based on 83 reviews, with an average rating of 7.6/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Powerfully acted and rich with emotion, Invisible Life beguiles in the moment and leaves a lingering, dreamlike impression."[10]Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 81 out of 100, based on 18 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[11]
Guy Lodge of Variety praised Karim Aïnouz's "singular, saturated directorial style" and called the film "a waking dream, saturated in sound, music and color to match its depth of feeling."[12] Writing for The Hollywood Reporter, David Rooney praised the film, commenting, "Despite its many depictions of cruel insensitivity, quotidian unfairness and chronic disappointment, The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão is a haunting drama that quietly celebrates the resilience of women even as they endure beaten-down existences."[13]
