Music+Film: Brazil
August 30 - September 2, 2023
Presented by Cinema Tropical and the 27th Inffinito Brazilian Film Festival of New York
Programmed by Mary Jane Marcasiano.
Created in 2009, this year’s exciting lineup of our popular series Music+Film: Brazilcelebrates the legends of Bossa Nova, those we might recognize and those we might discover for the first time. Since 2009, Music+Film: Brazil has showcased numerous screenings featuring the best of Brazilian music and a who’s who of performers from every corner of the South American country, and the 2023 edition of the series is no exception.
Sponsored by the Consulate General of Brazil in New York.
All screenings at
Village East Cinema in New York
181-189 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10003
For more information visit:
https://www.inff.online
MIÚCHA, THE VOICE OF BOSSA NOVA / MIÚCHA, A VOZ DA BOSSA NOVA
A film by Liliane Mutti and Daniel Zarvos
(Brazil/France/USA, 2022, 98 min. In Portuguese, English, and French with English subtitles)
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Miúcha, The Voice of Bossa Nova tells the story of the renowned Brazilian singer through her personal letters, audio diaries, home movies, and expressive watercolor drawings. A talented musician and a tour de force, Miucha's life and accomplishments were overshadowed in the male-dominated world of Bossa Nova. She was known as the sister of Chico Buarque, the pupil of Vinicius de Moraes, the second wife of João Gilberto, the musical partner of Antônio Carlos Jobim, and the vocal accompaniment to Stan Getz’s saxophone. But Miúcha’s vibrant spirit couldn’t be held back, even as she struggled to find her own voice in a man’s world. She earned unprecedented success, becoming a symbol of female resilience and a musical legend forever.
TERRUÁ PARÁ
A film by Jorane Castro
(Brazil, 2023, 100 min. In Portuguese with English subtitles)
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The feature Terruá Pará by Jorane Castro, takes viewers on a journey to the musically rich state of Pará in Brazil, a state which has given us so many exciting musical genres –– ones you know and ones you will discover. The film leads to a deep dive into the diversity of Amazonian music based on testimonials from key characters, such as Dona Onete, Manoel Cordeiro and Pio Lobato, among others.
ELIS & TOM, IT JUST HAD TO BE WITH YOU / ELIS & TOM, SÓ TINHA DE SER COM VOCÊ
A film by Roberto de Oliveira and Jom Tob Azulay
(Brazil, 2023, 100 min. In Portuguese with English subtitles)
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1974, Los Angeles, California. Brazilian artists Elis Regina and Tom Jobim meet for a musical partnership, not knowing that their joint album would become one of the most emblematic records of Brazilian popular music. The documentary gives a historical account of the musicians’ meeting and their recording of the album, which went through many tensions and dramas until it was finished. and the story of how a musical masterpiece is made.
Saturday, September 2, 7:30pm - Introduction by the film’s producers
