In this sensorial, inventive adaptation of Clarice Lispector, a sculptor faces a tortuous existential horror
In Luiz Fernando Carvalho’s A paixão segundo G.H., Clarice Lispector’s highly philosophical prose finds a cinematic rendering that surpasses all expectations. G.H. is a well-off Brazilian sculptor who, one day, encounters a cockroach in her maid’s closet. Following this incident, she descends into unknown regions of her being. The breakdown – a sort of madness, […]
‘The passion according to G.H.’: audience ‘bewitched’ by the beauty of the text and ‘magnetism’ by Maria Fernanda Cândido
“Bonequinho” gives a standing ovation to Luiz Fernando Carvalho’s adaptation of Clarice Lispector’s book. If the viewer loses his ground, his breath, his plumb line during “The Passion According to G.H.”, he can relax. It is on the right path traced by the inspiring work of Clarice Lispector, which was written 60 years ago. Even […]
The Passion according to G.H.: movie tastes like conquering the impossible
Luiz Fernando Carvalho and Maria Fernanda Cândido provoke a “Clarice Lispector ‘s enthrallment” through spoken word. Creating a film version of “A Paixão Segundo G.H.” by Clarice Lispector could be a disaster, like a punishment to the nastiest sinner in Dante’s hell. After all, this is one of the most reflective and with less imagery […]