Divine Love
Outsider Pictures | Release Date: November 13, 2020 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
86
METASCORE
Universal acclaim based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
0
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
The Hollywood ReporterBoyd van HoeijFeb 1, 2019
Gorgeously shot and produced, impressively acted and with a lot of fascinating things on its mind, this is yet further proof that the 35-year-old Mascaro is one of Brazil’s most audacious and gifted filmmakers of his generation. Read full review
90
Los Angeles TimesCarlos AguilarNov 13, 2020
With sci-fi touches and sanctimonious eroticism, the incisive satire intently takes on the influence of evangelical Christianity on the state — namely the far-right movement that elected populist Jair Bolsonaro. Read full review
90
Screen DailySarah WardFeb 1, 2019
Mascaro’s striking aesthetics give the film a texture and atmosphere that aligns the audience firmly with its protagonist; she’s seeking transcendence, and the movie she’s in approximates it one lustrous frame at a time. Read full review
90
VarietyGuy LodgeFeb 1, 2019
The new age of Brazilian protest cinema begins here, and “Divine Love” has kicked it off in dancing shoes. Read full review
83
The PlaylistKevin JagernauthFeb 1, 2019
The drama engages with the ever-present theological question of how the faithful endure the silence of God during times of great suffering. But it also ponders the extremes the devout will go not only to receive an answer from on high, but proselytize in His name. Read full review
83
The Film StageJordan RaupFeb 1, 2019
Through his exquisite vision, Mascaro tells a curious tale of spiritual commitment, marital strife, and the blurred separation of church and state, leading to an ultimately surprising, powerful conclusion. Read full review
75
IndieWireEric KohnFeb 1, 2019
No matter how much Mascaro reaches into the future, Divine Love retains an immediacy steeped in questions about the nature of faith, physical attraction, and the factors that can transform the personal into the political. Read full review
65
Film ThreatAnthony Ray BenchFeb 1, 2019
Divine Love is beautifully shot and wonderfully acted, but for those who are on the religious persuasion it may be too blasphemous, and for those who do not subscribe to a defined religion, it may be too dogmatic and weird. Read full review
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