
The Book of Delights
Drama · Romance
Overview
The 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.
Top Cast


Simone Spoladore
Simone Spoladore
Lóri
Simone Spoladore
Lóri


Javier Drolas
Javier Drolas
Ulisses
Javier Drolas
Ulisses


Felipe Rocha
Felipe Rocha
Davi
Felipe Rocha
Davi


Gabriel Stauffer
Gabriel Stauffer
Carlos
Gabriel Stauffer
Carlos


Martha Nowill
Martha Nowill
Luciana
Martha Nowill
Luciana


Ana Carbatti
Ana Carbatti
Diretora Miriam
Ana Carbatti
Diretora Miriam


Leandra Leal
Leandra Leal
Mulher do maiô vermelho
Leandra Leal
Mulher do maiô vermelho


Theo Almeida
Theo Almeida
Otto
Theo Almeida
Otto


Bruce Gomlevsky
Bruce Gomlevsky
Transa 1
Bruce Gomlevsky
Transa 1
Rafael Tavares
Rafael Tavares
Matheus
Rafael Tavares
Matheus
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