Films

Tropicalia documentary set for release in 2011

Despite being one of the most famous Brazilian art movements, no film has yet been made about Tropicalia. At least not until next year, when BossaNovaFilms (BR), associated with Revolution Films (UK) and Mojo Pictures (US), will release the first documentary revealing all facets of this late 1960’s bombastic movement.

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JD talks to makers of Rio Breaks

BLACK AND WHITE ARE THE SAME IN THE BLUE

Interview with the director and screenwriter of Rio Breaks, new surf DVD release, nominated for Best Documentary at the Hawaii International Film Festival

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A musical portrait of Brasil in the 60s

Out of Tune (“Os Desafinados”), the latest feature of  Brazilian director Walter Lima Júnior, opened last Friday the Barbican’s ‘Cinema of Brazil – Music and Rhythm’ film festival . The 128 minutes long film shot on Super 16mm had a cast made of Brasilian TV and cinema stars, including Rodrigo Santoro (Love Actually), Selton Melo (Jean Charles, although being a half UK production, not yet released in the UK), Angelo Paes Leme, Claudia Abreu and  Alessandra Negrini.

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Glauber Rocha’s Antonio das Mortes

Cult Brazilian director’s film is released on DVD and features in a retrospective of his work at the Barbican
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