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THE LUMINOUS LIFE
A VIDA LUMINOSA
DIRECTED BY JOÃO ROSAS
ROMANCE, COMEDY | 2025 | 99' | PORTUGAL, FRANCE
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SYNOPSIS
At 24, Nicolau feels lost. His dream of becoming a musician fading, his heart still tied to the past. But as spring blooms, comes a quiet promise: it’s not too late to start again.
SCRIPT: João Rosas​
MAIN CAST: Francisco Melo, Cécile Matignon, Margarida Dias, Federica Balbi, Gemma Tria, Ângela Ramos
​​​​​​CINEMATOGRAPHY: Paulo Menezes​
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​​​​​​EDITOR: Luís Miguel Correia​
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PRODUCERS: Pedro Borges, François D’Artemare
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​PRODUCTION COMPANIES: Midas Films, Les Films de L'Après-Midi​
​​​​​​LANGUAGE: Portuguese
""This droll, delightful romantic comedy is an ode to the good times that can be had amid and around heartache, and the healing that eventually comes out of it.""
"Free-wheeling collage portrait of Gen Z on the cusp of adulthood. Woven through it all is music and the vibrant chorus of the city in the sunshine."
"Lightly ironic and slightly subversive, João Rosas’ first feature is an easy film to watch, pairing his long-time protagonist with Lisbon as the other main character."
"Both breezy and melancholic, the film reveals hints of Eric Rohmer.
Relaxed, thoughtful, a bit pop and a bit aloof."
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