As Bodas de Deus (God's Wedding). 1999. Written and directed by João César Monteiro

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God’s Wedding (As Bodas de Deus). 1999. Portugal/France/Italy/Denmark. Directed by João César Monteiro. Courtesy The Cinema Guild

As Bodas de Deus (God's Wedding). 1999. Portugal/France/Italy/Denmark. Written and directed by João César Monteiro. With Monteiro, Rita Durão, Joana Azevedo, José Airosa, Manuela de Freitas, Luis Miguel Cintra. 4K digital restoration by Cinemateca Portuguesa. In Portuguese; English subtitles. 150 min.

In the final chapter of Monteiro’s João de Deus trilogy, his alter ego receives an envoy from God in military clothes, who make him a millionaire. Expelled from society due to his crimes, João de Deus goes from rags to riches and finds a natural home for his hedonism in a new palace and revamped social status. He quickly runs out of luck, however, after falling for a woman who awakens his worst impulses, leading him to another conviction and a final meeting with an old friend who speaks the word of God, leading to a chance at redemption that, in a nod to Robert Bresson’s Pickpocket (1959), may finally unite him with an unforgiving cosmos.

This film accompanies João César Monteiro: Symphonies of a Libertine.

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