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The Book of Delights

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The film brings Clarice Lispector’s novel Uma Aprendizagem ou O Livro dos Prazeres to the current days. In the plot, Lóri is a lonely and melancholic woman. She divides her time between her duties as a school teacher and her relationships, which are always fast and shallow. By chance, she meets Ulisses, an acknowledged Philosophy professor, who is self centered and provocative. Although he knows nothing about women, Lóri learns with him how to love and to face her own loneliness.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 2022-06-10

Runtime: 99 mins

Director: Marcela Lordy

Writer: Marcela Lordy, Josefina Trotta

Spoken language: Português

Genres: Drama, Romance

Original title: The Book of Delights

Production Companies: Big Bonsai, Cinematográfica Marcela, Rizoma Films, República Pureza Filmes, Canal Brasil

Production Countries: Argentina, Brazil

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