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      Will-o'-the-Wisp

      Released May 26, 2023 1h 7m Romance Musical Comedy Fantasy LGBTQ+ List
      97% Tomatometer 29 Reviews 32% Audience Score Fewer than 50 Ratings On his deathbed, his royal highness Alfredo, King without a crown, is taken back to distant youth memories and the time he dreamt of becoming a fireman. The encounter with instructor Afonso from the fire brigade, opens a new chapter in the life of the two young men immersed in love and desire, and the will to change the status quo. Read More Read Less
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      Director João Pedro Rodrigues lures audiences into bewitchingly surreal territory with Will-o'-the-Wisp, a genre-bending collision of style and substance.

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      G. Allen Johnson San Francisco Chronicle Will-o’-the-Wisp has its moments, but this is another movie that thinks bringing up an issue is the same as excavating it. Rated: 1/4 Jun 29, 2023 Full Review Randy Myers San Jose Mercury News There are showstopping musical numbers, plentiful eyefuls of nudity and much more. I loved every 67 minutes of it. Rated: 3/4 Jun 28, 2023 Full Review Carlos Aguilar Los Angeles Times Few cineastes out there are making deliciously defiant art like Rodrigues, and this entry in his catalog is a concentrated shot of his sardonic mastery. Jun 2, 2023 Full Review Alex Heeney Seventh Row Hawks famously opined...a good movie [has] three good scenes [without] annoying the audience. In that, João Rodrigues excels. Will-o’-the-Wisp is a fiercely political indictment of capitalism hidden inside a queer romance that never outstays its welcome. Jul 31, 2023 Full Review Hector A. Gonzalez The Movie Buff The world that Rodrigues wants to build here finds itself between the erotic and phantasmagorical, aided by skillful, albeit slightly messy, direction. Rated: B- Jul 29, 2023 Full Review Dennis Harvey 48 Hills Will is really just a goof, without much cumulative or lingering impact. Still, what a goof... Jul 6, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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      J B An early scene featuring children singing a Portuguese children's song felt a little overlong given that the plot was still being established, but the rest of it was enjoyable, with plenty of homoerotic imaging that comes to a climax, so to speak, in a burnt forest. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/04/24 Full Review Jonny M While slow to start and occasionally meandering, brilliantly blended themes including climate change, COVID-19, race and class warfare, family dynamics, camp, and sexual identity make this a charged, unpredictable experience worth suiting up for. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 07/12/23 Full Review Dan H If you see only one neo-Brechtian queer climate crisis musical this year it should be WILL-O'-THE-WISP. In fact, even if neo-Brechtian queer climate crisis musicals are not your bag, you need to see this to believe it. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/03/23 Full Review Roger M It's really hard to believe this is the same director who brought us The Ornithologist. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 06/10/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis On his deathbed, his royal highness Alfredo, King without a crown, is taken back to distant youth memories and the time he dreamt of becoming a fireman. The encounter with instructor Afonso from the fire brigade, opens a new chapter in the life of the two young men immersed in love and desire, and the will to change the status quo.
      Director
      João Pedro Rodrigues
      Screenwriter
      João Pedro Rodrigues, João Rui Guerra Da Mata, Paulo Lopes Graça
      Distributor
      Strand Releasing
      Production Co
      House on Fire, Terratreme Filmes
      Genre
      Romance, Musical, Comedy, Fantasy, LGBTQ+
      Original Language
      Portuguese
      Release Date (Theaters)
      May 26, 2023, Limited
      Runtime
      1h 7m