Joy Is the Acid Test
9.1
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.
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Cast
28 people
Helena Ignez
Jarda Ícone
Known for
The Red Light Bandit
Ney Matogrosso
Lírio
Known for
3%
Thaís de Almeida Prado
Ana Brasil
Also in
The Blue Flower of Novalis
Unlearning to Sleep
Barbara Vida
Sheyla Fernanda
Also in
Paixão e Virtude
Ossos
Michele Matalon
Caroline Sylvie
Also in
O Mel é Mais Doce Que o Sangue
Canção de Baal
André Guerreiro Lopes
Antônio
Known for
Reflections of a Blender
Djin Sganzerla
Jarda Ícone Jovem
Also in
Fake Blonde
My Calendar Girl
Negro Leo
Padre Lúcio
Also in
A Vilã das Nove
Inauditoo
Lorena Da Silva
Ana Luisa Escorel
Also in
Belíssima
In the Emperor's Times
Fernanda D'Umbra
Baby Ring
Also in
Harassment
Trust Me
Mario Bortolotto
Marião
Also in
Augustas
The Cold Front Brought by the Rain
Fransérgio Araújo
Escovado
Also in
Cazuza: Time Doesn't Stop
Atlantic Garden
Helena Ignez Director · Flora Dias Cinematographer Toni Nogueira Cinematographer
First release January 23, 2023 · Produced in Brazil · Original title A Alegria é a Prova dos Nove
Production
Mercúrio Produções
Production
Brazil
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Languages
Original title
A Alegria é a Prova dos Nove
Original language
Portuguese
Spoken on screen
Portuguese
Release dates
Brazil · January 23, 2023
Premiere · Mostra de Cinema de Tiradentes
No release date listed for United States.
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