FOLLOW THE JOURNEY OF A FREE-SPIRITED
WOMAN SEARCHING FOR LOVE AND INTIMACY
IN THIS CONTEMPORARY EROTIC DRAMA FROM BRAZIL
ADAPTED FROM “AN APPRENTICESHIP OR THE BOOK
OF DELIGHTS” BY CLARICE LISPECTOR, ONE OF BRAZIL’S
MOST ACCLAIMED, INFLUENTIAL MODERN NOVELISTS
PREMIERING VIA VOD & DIGITAL ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Set in Rio de Janeiro, and based on Clarice Lispector’s playful novel of the same name, THE BOOK OF DELIGHTS is a compelling character study that focuses on a complicated, intelligent, free spirit, Lóri (Simone Spoladore), a primary school teacher who divides her time between work and romantic relationships, which are always quick and superficial. Eventually emotionally dissatisfied by one-night stands, she begins a tenuous relationship with the renowned, self-confident Argentinian philosophy teacher, Ulisses (Javier Drolas). Headstrong, yet sympathetic, he works at breaking through her emotional barriers to create something lasting. But battling an existential crisis and a lifetime of avoiding lasting relationships, will Lóri learn to love and accept herself fully?
From director Marcela Lordy, at the vanguard of an exciting new wave of young Brazilian women directors, THE BOOK OF DELIGHTS, an Official Selection of the Săo Paulo International Film Festival, earned Simone Spoladore a Best Performance Award at BAFICI 2021, along with a Special Mention for a Feature Film, and the Audience Award at the 2021 Cinecitta International Film Festival.

Directed by: Marcela Lordy
Written by: Josefina Trotta, Marcela Lordy
Cast: Simone Spoladore, Javier Drolas, Felipe Rocha, Gabriel Stauffer, Martha Nowill, Theo Almeida, Leandra Leal, Julia Leal Youssef, Ana Carbatti
Produced by: Deborah Osborn, Marcela Lordy, Felipe Briso, Gilberto Topczewski
Co-Produced by: Hernan Musaluppi, Natcha Cervi, Marcello Ludwig Maia
Associate Produced by: Camila Mumes, Simone Spoladore
Director of Photography: Mauro Pinheiro Jr