The Mandarin
A great homage to Brazilian popular music and a great film
- 1995
- 1h 29m
- History
Rating: 4.8 out of 10TMDB(4 votes)
Overview
The history of Brazilian popular music in the 20th Century, focusing specially on the life and works of intriguing singer Mário Reis, a loner who, with his special way of singing - whispering and softly saying the words - in a time when singers with potent voices ruled, was in a way a forerunner of Bossa Nova style.
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Júlio BressaneWriter
- Original title
- O Mandarim
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- November 6, 1995
- Original language
- Portuguese
- Countries
- Brazil
Cast
Fernando EirasMário Reis
Gilberto GilSinhô
Gal CostaCarmen Miranda- Raphael RabelloHeitor Villa-Lobos
Chico BuarqueNoel Rosa
Caetano VelosoLamartine Babo
Pascoal Villaboim
Rubens Santos
Edu LoboTom Jobim
Renata Sorrah- Giulia GamCientista Alemã
Costinha
Guará Rodrigues- João Rebello
- Noa Bressane
- Tande Bressane
Narcisa Tamborindeguy
Ivan Cardoso
Mario ReisSelf (archive footage)
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