The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão

The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão (A Vida Invisível de Eurídice Gusmão) 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.

It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the top prize. It was selected as the Brazilian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.

Plot
In Rio de Janeiro during the 1950s, two sisters struggle against repression and bigotry in a patriarchal era.

Cast

 * Carol Duarte as Eurídice Gusmão
 * Julia Stockler as Guida Gusmão
 * Gregorio Duvivier as Antenor
 * Bárbara Santos as Filomena
 * Flávia Gusmão as Ana Gusmão
 * Maria Manoella as Zélia
 * Antônio Fonseca as Manuel Gusmão
 * Cristina Pereira as Cecília
 * Gillray Coutinho as Afonso
 * Fernanda Montenegro as Present-Day Eurídice Gusmão

Release
The film had its world premiere at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival on 20 May 2019. 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. On 20 August 2019, Amazon Studios acquired the North American rights to the film.

Critical response
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds approval rating based on  reviews, with an average rating of. The site's critical consensus reads, "Powerfully acted and rich with emotion, Invisible Life beguiles in the moment and leaves a lingering, dreamlike impression." Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 81 out of 100, based on 18 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".

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." 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."