Colonial Symphony (1991)

Directed by

Georg Brintrup

Genre

documentary film, musical film

Country

Germany, Brazil

Runtime

1h

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film tells the story of Brazilian classical music in the 18th century. Almost all of the composers were mulattoes who could earn their freedom from slavery if they could prove their talent. It blends documentary footage with fictional biography to show this little known part of history.

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What happens

Colonial Symphony is a 1991 German/Brazilian film directed by Georg Brintrup. The film recounts a largely unknown phenomenon which started in the 18th century regarding Brazilian classical music. Nearly all Brazilian classical composers were mulattoes, who, if they could prove their talent in composing music, could gain their freedom from slavery. This film explores the boundaries between a music documentary and a fictional biography. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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