not as good as all the hype

Boring, long, and too preachy.

Instead, you get a movie that's enjoyable enough, but leaves you feeling like it could have been much, much more.

I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

Really, it's a very good and honest film, and it looks just as realistic as can be. It shows life at the very core, and the true meaning of what man and woman are, the way it really works. The story has some flaws, but it doesn't have to be pretty. It's perfect just the way it is. As ugly as life itself. I recommend this film to anyone who has illusions as to family life. The female has some ''ideas'' and the male has to teach her some sense; otherwise it doesn't work. The film clearly shows that if you give the woman a choice of freedom she will ruin her life, so quit having the sense of guilt if you think that the woman is mistreated. It's just what she needs, in fact. The film shows the man how to protect his honor and integrity and give the woman a good life in the end. My vote is 10.

This Film is has an interesting topic, story, it is well acted and well filmed. Unfortunately the story fails to achieve any theme or idea beyond what is simply displayed. If the point was merely to show that 16th century brasil was a cruel place where many suffered a great deal it is accomplished. However several loose ends and a lack of events prevent this movie from being really good. However an excellent portrayal of 1570 Brazil.

Really original choices save "Desmundo" from falling into banality. Here, a young nun is sent to a portuguese colony in Brasil. There she is forced to marry a colonist who mistreats her frequently. She fights, but will it be a fair fight? The theme is new to cinematographic shores, and this movie is one of the few to deal with it: the portuguese kingdom in Brasil. And they try to make the best of it, but they can't help the movie to be unevenly paced, with varying intensity. The real conflict comes a little too late, and is little exploited. Anyway, they made a good choice of language (it sounds like the language of Galicia), and the cinematography is greatly achieved. The lead actress has great enchantment, and even the villain has some humanity sometimes, even if he's a scumbag. But it's a good bet, it is good to see this theme depicted on the silver screen.

This film portrays the suffering and humiliation of an ex-convent bound orphan given no choice but to get married to a colonial strongman.Its spoken in archaic portuguese which seems like a big mix of formal portuguese and spanish. This makes it especially interesting to portuguese and spanish speakers. Of course subtitles are included to help out.The actors did a great job, especially the female lead. Simone Spoladore is fast making a name for herself as one of the best females actresses of Brazil. Needless to say she is very beautiful as well. The male cast does just as well.I recommend this film strongly. The archaic portugues and the haunting visual portrayal of Brazil in 1570's draw you into the period and the story of a desperate woman.