God's Comedy

God's Comedy (Portuguese: A Comédia de Deus) is a 1995 Portuguese film by João César Monteiro. It is the second part in a trilogy, preceded by Recordações da Casa Amarela (1989) (Recollections of the Yellow House) and followed by As Bodas de Deus (1999) (Houses of God). God is symbolized through the character João de Deus (lit.: John of God), played by writer/director Monteiro himself. The film was submitted as the Portuguese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 68th Academy Awards, but did not earn a nomination.^[1][2]

A Comédia de Deus
DVD cover
Directed by	João César Monteiro
Written by	João César Monteiro
Starring	Cláudia Teixeira João César Monteiro Manuela de Freitas
Cinematography	Mário Barroso
Edited by	Carla Bogalheiro
Release date	January 19, 1996 (1996-01-19) (Portugal)
Running time	170 minutes
Country	Portugal
Language	Portuguese

See also

• List of submissions to the 68th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Portuguese submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

References

1. Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
2. "41 to Compete for Foreign Language Oscar Nominations". FilmFestivals.com. Archived from the original on 7 April 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2015.

External links

• God's Comedy at IMDb