Villa Lobos: A Life of Passion
Villa Lobos: Uma Vida de Paixão
Directed by Zelito Viana / 2000 / 134´
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Selling Points
- Starring famous Brazilian TV actors: Antônio Fagundes, José Wilker, Letícia Spiller, Marcos Palmeira, Marieta Severo
and Othon Bastos
- Nominated for the Moscow International Film Festival.
Synopsis
The film tells the story of an intuitive and adventurous man who loved his country and being Brazilian. His music is a
transparent portrait of his genius, intuition, freedom, adventure, and passion for Brazil. The story shows aging Villa
Lobos going to a Gala concert in the Theatre of Rio de Janeiro for a tribute in his honor. This is the last time he comes
out of his house alive. Different scenes of the concert will bring back memories of his life. Villa Lobos suffers a great
many ordeals: the violence of his father, his mother's sadness, the disaffection of Lucilia, his first wife, the inability to
have children, the rejection of his art, the possible loss of Mindinha, his great love, the abyss between genius and
madness.
Stage of Production: Completed
Genre: Drama
Cast: Ana Beatriz Nogueira, Antônio Fagundes, Antônio Pitanga, Emilio de Melo, José Wilker, Leticia Spiller, Marcos Palmeira,
Marieta Severo and Othon Bastos
Language: Portuguese Subtitles Available: French
Territories Available: France, Germany and Benelux.
Awards: Starring famous Brazilian TV actors: Antônio Fagundes, José Wilker, Letícia Spiller, Marcos Palmeira, Marieta Severo
and Othon Bastos / Nominated for the Moscow International Film Festival.
Production Company: Mapa Filmes do Brasil Ltda
About the director: For Zelito Viana, filmmaking is just as important as breathing. Born in the late 1930s in Fortaleza, a
town in the Northeast of Brazil, he was introduced to the world of cinema by one of the founders of the
"cinemanoviste" movement, Leon Hirszman, in the mid 1960s. Since then he has become a key figure in Brazilian
cinema. He has produced and directed about twenty films alongside the most important Brazilian directors,
including: Walter Lima Jr., Glauber Rocha, Eduardo Coutinho and Carlos Diegues.
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