FALL 2012
Thursday, October 18, 6:45pm
COISA MAIS LINDA: Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova
Directed by Paulo Thiago | Brazil, 2005, 105min. In Portuguese with English subtitles
"An informative, musical, historical panorama on the birth of the new Bossa. The musical movement reached its peak in 1962, when it was internationalized definitively at a Carnegie Hall concert. Featuring interviews with and exclusive footage of Robert Menescal, Carlos Lyra, João Donato, Alaíde Costa, Johnny Alf, Kay Lira, Leny Andrade, Chris Delano, Sergio Ricardo, Billy Blanco." - Singapore Brazilian Film Festival
Music to follow at 92YTribeca Café.
Thursday, September 20, 7pm
TROPICÁLIA
Directed by Marcel Machado | Brazil, 2012, 87min. In Portuguese with English subtitles
"Marcelo Machado’s epic documentary centers on the decisive, inspiring music of Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil but radiates beyond, showing the way the Brazilian musical genre crossed over with theater, cinema, poetry and politics, and embodied both intense social and spiritual idealism and rock-star-style hedonism and commercial ambition. An intoxicating blend of biography, performance and cultural history, Tropicália may finally connect Brazil’s fabulous musicians, who enjoy a worldwide following, with the American audience they’ve deserved." –Telluride Film Festival
Music by DJ Joel Stones from Tropicalia in Furs to follow screening at 92YTribeca Café.
