God's Comedy

God's Comedy (Portuguese: A Comédia de Deus) is a 1995 comedy-drama film written, directed and starring João César Monteiro. It is the second entry in an informal trilogy, preceded by Recollections of the Yellow House (1989) and followed by As Bodas de Deus (1999). God is symbolized through the character João de Deus (lit.: John of God), played by Monteiro himself. The film had its world premiere at the main competition of the 52nd Venice International Film Festival in September 1995, where it won the Grand Special Jury Prize. It was theatrically released in Portugal on 19 January 1996. The film was submitted as the Portuguese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 68th Academy Awards, but was not nominated.