Elza Soares

Story of a sausage salesman, a simple man struggling with family problems.

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Music about becoming women in the contemporary world, their emancipation and struggles

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A musical documentary and tribute about "choro", an older style of playing that forms the foundation of all Brazilian composition, including samba and bossa nova.

The movie-documentary "Elza Infinita" follows the journey of singer Elza Soares. Its starting point is the musical Elza and the artists who were part of the cast, as they talk about Elza’s life and their own personal experiences.

An evening in an old time dance hall in Sao Paulo introduces us to local characters who reminisce about the past, wonder about the future, have fun, flirt, fight and, of course, dance. Its earthy humour and eternal themes of ageing, loneliness and desire is an antidote to grumpy old men and women everywhere.

Old and conservative industrialist goes to São Paulo to visit his children, who are locally in charge of his business. When he finds out they're having more fun than work, at first he is shocked, but gradually starts to join in.

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Dom Salvador & Abolição is a documentary about jazz pianist and composer Dom Salvador, who have been playing for 42 years at The River Café in Brooklyn. One of the architects of Bossa Nova in Brazil and a busy studio session musician and arranger, during the 60’s, Salvador played with the country's best. The man who is credited to be the pioneer of many musical styles, a name in more than a thousand records and the leader of the seminal band Abolition. After recording only one album, Salvador abandons a promising and successful journey with the band to pursue his passion for jazz, moving to New York in the early 70’s.

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“Grupo Corpo pela Música” is a documentary about the original Brazilian musical production created by the dance group from Minas Gerais over its 45-year history. In parallel with the production of its shows, Grupo Corpo has been consolidating a creative space for original Brazilian music, thus building a musical collection that marks its trajectory and that of the artists involved.

A documentary about Brazilian singer Elza Soares and her long career singing samba and jazz.

A tender homage to singer Elza Soares, a symbol of the struggle of black women in Brazil since the early 1960s. In an intimate atmosphere, Elza is interviewed together with different friends, like Maria Bethânia and Paulinho da Viola, with whom she performs songs about love, religion and social inequality. Be prepared for one of the most striking voices you have ever heard.

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Between 2009 and 2012, filmmaker Cristiano Abud’s team followed the Brazilian samba musician Wilson das Neves. The result is this documentary, which recaptures the trajectory of Wilson, considered the greatest samba drummer of the 20th century.

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A sound and visual journey that portrays the life and work of singer and composer Luiz Melodia. The Poet of Estácio himself tells us, in the first person, his trajectory as a black boy born on the hill until his transformation into one of the greatest artists in the history of MPB. The film also features an unpublished collection made available by Jane Reis, his wife and businesswoman.

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The film reveals the creation of poet Dorival Caymmi's musical works with testimonies from researchers, journalists and friends who lived with him and were able to enjoy his wisdom and talent.

A documentary on the career of Beth Carvalho, the Brazilian singer who became a well known samba legend from the 1970s onwards, edited together from hundreds of hours of footage and audio files kept (and partially recorded) by Carvalho herself during her lifetime.

Polidoro is a naive farmer. Convinced by his daughter and son-in-law, he sells his farm to Agenor, a swindler and friend of his son-in-law. Through a trap, Polidoro travels to Bariloche while his farm is sold illicitly to third parties.

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