Brasileirinho (2005)

Directed by

Mika Kaurismäki

Genre

documentary film, musical film

Country

Brazil, Finland

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

S

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary focuses on the choro music style from Brazil. It shows performances and interviews with musicians who explain and play this traditional genre. The film highlights the passion and skill behind the music.

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What happens

Brasileirinho is a 2005 musical documentary film by Finnish film director Mika Kaurismäki about traditional Brazilian choro music genre. The film showed at the 2005 Berlin International Film Festival. It is titled after the 1947 song, Brasileirinho. The musical director is Marcello Gonçalves, an accomplished 7 string guitarist from Rio. He is well known internationally in the Choro community. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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