Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion (Portuguese: Villa-Lobos - Uma Vida de Paixão) is a 2000 Brazilian drama film directed by Zelito Viana. It was entered into the 22nd Moscow International Film Festival.[4] It won the 2nd Grande Prêmio Cinema Brasil for Best Score,[5] and the 5th Brazilian Film Festival of Miami for Best Art Direction.[6] Its production started in 1997 as Villa Lobos - História de Uma Paixão.[7]
| Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Zelito Viana |
| Written by | Joaquim Assis |
| Produced by | Zelito Viana |
| Starring | Antônio Fagundes Marcos Palmeira Letícia Spiller |
| Cinematography | Walter Carvalho |
| Edited by | Eduardo Escorel |
| Music by | Silvio Barbato |
Production company | Mapa Filmes |
| Distributed by | Riofilme United International Pictures |
Release date | |
Running time | 130 minutes |
| Country | Brazil |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Box office | R$874,453[3] ($376,886) |
Plot
editThe film is a docudrama of Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos, portraying him at various ages.[8]
Cast
edit- Antônio Fagundes as Heitor Villa-Lobos
- Marcos Palmeira as young Heitor Villa-Lobos
- Letícia Spiller as Mindinha
- Ana Beatriz Nogueira as Lucília
- José Wilker as Donizetti
- Marieta Severo as Noemia
- Othon Bastos as Raul
- Emílio de Melo as Arthur Rubinstein
- Antonio Pitanga as Joaquim
References
edit- ^ ""Villa-Lobos" e "Magnólia", com Tom Cruise, abrem feriado cinéfilo". Folha de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). Grupo Folha. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ^ Barbosa, Neusa. "Villa-Lobos – Uma Vida de Paixão". IstoÉ Gente (in Portuguese). Editora Três. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ^ "Filmes Brasileiros Lançados - 1995 a 2012" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Ancine. p. 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ^ "22nd Moscow International Film Festival (2000)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 28 March 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
- ^ ""Eu Tu Eles" vence "Oscar Brasileiro"". O Estado de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). Grupo Estado. 11 February 2001. Archived from the original on 9 July 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ^ "5º Brazilian Film Festival of Miami" (in Portuguese). Brazilian Film Festival of Miami. Archived from the original on 4 July 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ^ "Página 66 • Seção 1". Diário Oficial da União (in Portuguese). JusBrasil. 8 August 1997. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ^ Koehler, Robert (5 November 2000). "Review: 'Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion'". Variety. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
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