The Book of Delights
Watch TrailerThe 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.
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📋 Film Details
| Original Title | O Livro dos Prazeres |
| Year | 2022 |
| Country | Argentina, Brazil |
| Genre | Drama, Romance |
| Director | Marcela Lordy |
| Runtime | 99 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 4.7/10 (9 votes) |
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The film constructs a tactile choreography of inner life, relying on sparse dialogue and eloquent silence. It explores love not as an escape from solitude, but as a courageous path to self-knowledge through the presence of another.
What lingers after the final frame is the quiet resonance of emotional revelation, where the slightest glance holds more weight than grand gestures. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Marcela Lordy
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Brew a strong coffee, settle into a quiet evening, and allow its contemplative rhythm to unfold.
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