The Spousals of God

Feature film that closes the trilogy of João César Monteiro dedicated to João de Deus, a central figure in Recollection’s of the Yellow House (1989) and God’s Comedy (1995). A comedy of satirical and provocative humor about the adventures of the outsider João de Deus following a fortunate encounter with a messenger of God.

Exhibition in 35mm copy kindly provided by Cinemateca Portuguesa-Museu do Cinema

Duration: 150
Production year: 1999
Country: France, Portugal
Subtitles: Subtitles: EN

Cannes Festival – 1999 – Nominee - Un Certain Regard Award

João César Monteiro

João César Monteiro was born on February 2nd 1939 and died on February 3rd 2003. In 1963, at the age of 15, César Monteiro received a grant from the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation to study cinema at the London Film School. Two years later, he returns to Portugal to work on his first film, Quem Espera por Sapatos de Defunto Morre Descalço (1971). Currently, his work as a director has been the object of study by Portuguese and international critics and academics, who recognize him as one of Portugal’s most important directors, together with Manoel de Oliveira. In fact, several of his films are shown and awarded at international festivals such as the Cannes Film Festival and the Venice Film Festival: Silvestre (1981) was presented at the Venice Film Festival, where he returned with Recollections of the Yellow House (1989) and won the Silver Lion. Back in Venice, God’s Comedy (1995) received the Grand Jury Prize.

Original title: As Bodas de Deus

João César Monteiro

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