Joy Is the Acid Test (2023)
A Alegria é a Prova dos Nove
A film about love, also a memoir, about the trip made in the 1970s to Morocco by Jarda Ícone, an artist, sexologist, and octogenarian rocker, as she defines herself, and Lírio Terron, a human rights activist. In fact, a journey that is not over in their lives. Jarda Icon teaches classes on how women can obtain their own orgasm. With her group of disciples and friends Ana Brasil, Sheyla Fernanda, Caroline Sylvie and Lakshmi she develops self-sustainable feminist and artistic projects. The film is political, but not at all politicized in the traditional sense. It is an ode to the underground and counterculture movements, it is a hymn to freedom, and its title is also a tribute to Oswald d Andrade, one of the main names in Brazilian modernism.
- Date of release
- 2023-01-23
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Helena Ignez
Casting
- Helena Ignez — Jarda Ícone
- Ney Matogrosso — Lírio
- Thaís de Almeida Prado — Ana Brasil
- Barbara Vida — Sheyla Fernanda
- Michele Matalon — Caroline Sylvie
- André Guerreiro Lopes — Antônio
- Djin Sganzerla — Jarda Ícone Jovem
- Negro Leo — Padre Lúcio
- Lorena Da Silva — Ana Luisa Escorel
- Fernanda D'Umbra — Baby Ring
- Mario Bortolotto — Marião
- Fransérgio Araújo — Escovado
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