Duda Monteiro

La vie de Heitor Villa-Lobos, le plus génial des compositeurs classiques brésiliens. Petit, il connaît la violence de son père et la tristesse de sa mère. Ses décéptions amoureuses avec Lucilla, sa première femme, le font souffrir, tout comme le fait de ne pas avoir d'enfants. De même, sa musique n'est pas comprise par la société à laquelle il appartient. En dépit des difficultés, Villa-Lobos poursuit son destin de compositeur et la musique transcende sa réalité.

An emotional dive into the music and life of Erasmo Carlos, from his years as a young rock-and-roller looking for gigs through his enduring musical partnership with Roberto Carlos.

The story of José Abelardo Barbosa, narrated from the time of his youth, when he was at medical school, and dropped everything to become a radio announcer. After that, we follow the transformation of his life and the creation of his alter ego, Chacrinha.

José Henrique Fonseca crafts an ambitious and long overdue homage to a central icon in Brazil’s 20th century history. Reminiscent of film noir classics, the biopic tells the glorious and tragic story of the legendary football striker Heleno de Freitas. The sumptuous black and white cinematography reflects the chic life of Rio de Janeiro in the 1940s as it fell under the spell of sports royalty. Heleno was no doubt one of the most popular players of his time for his bravura in the field and magnificent goal-scoring that lead the Botafogo team to the top and himself into a vicious downward spiral.