Movies: Roberto Menescal

  • 2023
    They Shot the Piano Player

    They Shot the Piano Player (2023)

    They Shot the Piano Player

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    New York, 2010. Jeff Harris, a music journalist, sets out to uncover the truth about Francisco Tenório Júnior, a young Brazilian samba-jazz pianist who disappeared in Buenos Aires on March 18, 1976....

    They Shot the Piano Player
  • 2012
    Raul: O Início, o Fim e o Meio

    Raul: O Início, o Fim e o Meio (2012)

    Raul: O Início, o Fim e o Meio

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    As the world boiled in the rush of Easy Rider bikes, in the frenetic pace of Elvis Presley, in Beatniks poets, in the explosion of counterculture, a boy from Bahia gave birth to Rock in Brazil. A runaway flying saucer that abducted the hearts and min...

    Raul: O Início, o Fim e o Meio
  • 1980
    Bye Bye Brazil

    Bye Bye Brazil (1980)

    Bye Bye Brazil

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    The Caravana Rolidei rolls into town with the Gypsy Lord at the mike: he does magic tricks, the erotic Salomé dances, and the mute Swallow performs feats of strength. A young accordion player is completely enamored of Salomé, and he begs to come alon...

    Bye Bye Brazil
  • 2019
    Memórias do Grupo Opinião

    Memórias do Grupo Opinião (2019)

    Memórias do Grupo Opinião

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    Follows the story of Opinião, a theatre group created in 1964 during the early Brazilian dictatorship period to oppose the government through artistic performances. Considered the first left-wing response to the dictatorship, the group gathered now f...

    Memórias do Grupo Opinião
  • 2015
    André Midani - An Insider’s Story Of Brazilian Music

    André Midani - An Insider’s Story Of Brazilian Music (2015)

    André Midani - An Insider’s Story Of Brazilian Music

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    Based on the autobiography of noted music executive André Midani, André Midani — An Insider’s Story of Brazilian Music (2015) explores Brazilian music throughout his five-decade career through informal gatherings and jam sessions at his home, featuri...

    André Midani - An Insider’s Story Of Brazilian Music
  • 2017
    Eu, Meu Pai e Os Cariocas

    Eu, Meu Pai e Os Cariocas (2017)

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    Eu, Meu Pai e Os Cariocas
  • 1976
    Xica

    Xica (1976)

    Xica

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    The romanced story of Xica da Silva, a slave that used her "feminine atributes" in order to get power....

    Xica
  • 2023
    Elis & Tom: It Had to be You

    Elis & Tom: It Had to be You (2023)

    Elis & Tom: It Had to be You

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    Elis & Tom is considered one of the most important albums in the history of Brazilian music. Recorded in Los Angeles, in 1974, it was all captured by a team of filmmakers led by director Roberto de Oliveira, who arranged for the duo to meet. The orig...

    Elis & Tom: It Had to be You
  • 2018
    Where Are You, João Gilberto?

    Where Are You, João Gilberto? (2018)

    Where Are You, João Gilberto?

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    Where are you, João Gilberto? sets out in the footsteps of German writer Marc Fischer who obsessively searched for the legendary founding father of Bossa Nova and last great musical legend of our time, Brazilian musician João Gilberto, who has not be...

    Where Are You, João Gilberto?
  • 2020
    Garoto - Vivo Sonhando

    Garoto - Vivo Sonhando (2020)

    Garoto - Vivo Sonhando

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    A prodigy of stringed instruments, a pioneer of Bossa Nova, a modernizing master of the guitar: Aníbal Augusto Sardinha, better known as Garoto (1915-1955), is one of the hidden pillars of Brazilian music. Woven by rare archival material, personal di...

    Garoto - Vivo Sonhando
  • 1973
    Joanna Francesa

    Joanna Francesa (1973)

    Joanna Francesa

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    Joana is a sophisticated, beautiful woman, so she has a choice of lovers, and destinies. She will let down Pierre, the French consul at São Paulo, and with him the frivolity of tea-parties and comfort. Her wild inner-soul will develop into the wild f...

    Joanna Francesa
  • 2005
    Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova

    Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova (2005)

    Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova

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    Documentary about the birth of bossa-nova, in Brazil, and the major stars of this musical style....

    Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova
  • 2009
    Loki: Arnaldo Baptista

    Loki: Arnaldo Baptista (2009)

    Loki: Arnaldo Baptista

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    Loki brings the trajectory of Arnaldo Baptista from childhood, passing through the most successful phase as leader of the Mutantes, marriage to singer Rita Lee and then separation. He also goes through the depression that devastated his life after th...

    Loki: Arnaldo Baptista
  • 2005
    Looking for Black Orpheus

    Looking for Black Orpheus (2005)

    Looking for Black Orpheus

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    Documentary about Marcel Camus' 1959 film Black Orpheus, its cultural and musical roots, and its resonance in Brazil today....

    Looking for Black Orpheus
  • 1972
    Um Marido Sem... É Como um Jardim Sem Flores

    Um Marido Sem... É Como um Jardim Sem Flores (1972)

    Um Marido Sem... É Como um Jardim Sem Flores

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    A private detective is hired to spy a married woman and ends up falling in love with her....

    Um Marido Sem... É Como um Jardim Sem Flores
  • 2004
    O Quinze

    O Quinze (2004)

    O Quinze

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    O Quinze
  • 2024
    Toquinho Maravilhoso

    Toquinho Maravilhoso (2024)

    Toquinho Maravilhoso

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    The documentary narrates the life of Toquinho, one of the greatest Brazilian artists, a musician who transcends the barriers of time and language with his sensitivity. A story that shapes Brazilian popular music....

    Toquinho Maravilhoso
  • 1972
    When Carnaval Comes

    When Carnaval Comes (1972)

    When Carnaval Comes

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    Music manager has to get three of his artists together for a special show, but soon finds out it isn't an easy task....

    When Carnaval Comes
  • 2018
    Erlon Chaves: O Maestro do Veneno

    Erlon Chaves: O Maestro do Veneno (2018)

    Erlon Chaves: O Maestro do Veneno

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    Erlon Chaves: O Maestro do Veneno
  • 1973
    Go To Work You Bum!

    Go To Work You Bum! (1973)

    Go To Work You Bum!

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    Having come out recently from jail, a tramp, willing to make quick money, decides to organize a pool match between two famous retired players....

    Go To Work You Bum!