Rio de Janeiro, 1950. Eurídice, 18, and Guida, 20, are two inseparable sisters living at home with their conservative parents. Although immersed in a traditional life, each one nourishes a dream: Eurídice of becoming a renowned pianist, Guida of finding true love. In a dramatic turn, they are separated by their father and forced to live apart. They take control of their separate destinies, while never giving up hope of finding each other.
SCREENWRITER: Karim Aïnouz, Inés Bortagaray, Murilo Hauser CINEMATOGRAPHER: Hélène Louvart (afc) EDITOR: Heike Parplies (bfs) PRODUCTION DESIGNER: Rodrigo Martirena COSTUME DESIGN: Marina Franco MAKE-UP: Rosemary Paiva MUSIC: Benedikt Schiefer SOUND DESIGNER: Waldir Xavier SOUND OPERATOR: Laura Zimmerman PRODUCED BY: Rodrigo Teixeira, Michael Weber and Viola Fügen PRODUCTION COMPANIES: RT Features, Pola Pandora, Sony Pictures,Canal Brasil and Naymar EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Camilo Cavalcanti, Mariana Coelho, Viviane Mendonça, Cécile Tollu-Polonowski, André Novis ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: Michel Merkt
CAST: Carol Duarte, Julia Stockler, Fernanda Montenegro, Barbara Santos, Gregório Duvivier, Antônio Fonseca
FESTIVALS&AWARDS (SELECTED)
Cannes FF – “World Premiere – WINNER Prize of Un Certain Regard” – France/França
Filmfest München – WINNER CineCoPro Competition Award – Germany/ Alemanha
Lima FF – “Competition” – WINNER – Best photography Award, Audience Award for best International Film, Film Press Association Award – Honorary Mention, APC SIGNIS PERU Award – PERUVIAN ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNICATORS MONSIGNOR LUCIANO METZINGER” – Peru
Cine Ceará – Opening Film – Brazil/Brasil
International Cinematographers’ Film Festival “Manaki Brothers” WINNER Golden Camera award to Hélène Louvart Competition Camera 300 – Macedonia
Helsinki IFF – Love & Anarchy– Helsinki Premiere– Finland / Finlandia
Biarritz Latin Film Festival – Audience Award and Press Award – France/France
Valladolid FF– “WINNER: FIPRESCI Award Julia Stockler and Carol Duarte share Best Actress Award (ex-aequo) Espiga de Plata for THE INVISIBLE LIFE” – Spain/ Espanha
Mar del Plata IFF – “International Competition – WINNER Heike Parplies for Best Editing and WINNER Audience Award – Argentina/Argentina
“Festival du film d’histoire de Pessac – Prix du Jury Professionnel e Prix Danielle – Le Roy du Jury Étudiant– France/França
Film fur Sud Noruega – Menção Honrosa do Juri – Norway/Noruega
Associação Paulista de Críticos de Arte (APCA) – Melhor Atriz (Julia Stockler e Carol Duarte) – Brasil/Brazil
La Habana FF– Prêmio de Melhor Direção de Fotografia (Filme de ficção), Prêmio de Melhor Direção de arte (Filme de ficção) e prêmio FIPRESCI–Cuba
