简介：Inthissymbolicandphilosophicallyweightyfilm,alloftheinhabitantsofaPortuguesementalasylumsufferfromreligiousdelusionsofonekindoranother--eventhecynicwhodeniesthevalueofanyreligionsatall.Onecouplere-enactsthestoryofAdamandEveintheGarden,andthenthewomanwhoplayedatbeingEveplaysatbeingSt.TeresadeAvila.Anothermanthinkshe'sacharacterfromaDostoyevskynovel,andyetanotherclaimstohaveinhispossessionafifthgospelfromtheBible.Everyonehasapointofviewandisnotshyaboutstatingit,defendingitindebatewiththeotherswithgreatsincerity,though(thereviewersclaimed)withverylittleeleganceorwit.(ClarkeFountain) Whatwould'vehappenedifLazarusmetNietzsche?ThemanwhoraisedfromthedeadsandthemanwhokilledGodarebuttwofacesofthesamesoul.Oliveiraletthebookstalkabouthumangreatnessandmisery. Ifyouarenotinterestedinthetheologicaldebate,don'twasteyourtimehere.Butifyou'renotinterested,you'realreadywastingyourtime.(Dionysis)…