Divine Love (Divino amor) Brazil, 2019
From Gabriel Mascaro, director of the award-winning Neon Bull and The Blue Trail, recent winner of the Silver Bear at the 2025 Berlin Film Festival.
In a dystopian vision of Brazil, a deeply religious woman who uses her position to 'save' struggling couples from divorce. Whilst waiting for a sign in recognition of her efforts, she is confronted with a crisis and a revelation that will either lead her to question everything she believes or bring her even closer to God.
Divine Love is a timely commentary on the conservative, fanatical and nationalist agendas prevalent throughout the world and the choices we have to reject or succumb to them.
ON BLU-RAY JUNE 2025 |
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Ishanou India, 1990
Aribam Syam Sharma’s Ishanou ('The Chosen One') is a poignant tale of love, faith and loss steeped in Manipuri culture.
The film beautifully juxtaposes the spiritual world of the Maibis ('priestesses') with the rhythm of ordinary life. Aribam Syam Sharma’s delicate approach, the luminous camerawork, the naturalistic performances and the use of traditional music of Manipur (composed by the filmmaker himself), give the film a spellbinding authenticity that blends fiction, documentary and ethnography.
Presented from Film Heritage Foundation's beautiful restoration of the film which premiered at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival.
ON BLU-RAY MAY 2025
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