João Gilberto
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Biography: João Gilberto Prado Pereira de Oliveira, known as João Gilberto (June 10, 1931), is a Brazilian singer, songwriter, and guitarist. His recordings, including many songs by Antônio Carlos Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes, established the musical genre of bossa nova in the late 1950s. Bossa nova ("new style") is a refined version of samba, de-emphasizing the percussive aspect of its rhythm and enriching the melodic and harmonic content. Rather than relying on the traditional Afro-Brazilian percussive instruments, João Gilberto often eschews all accompaniment except his guitar, which he uses as a percussive as well as a harmonic instrument, incorporating the parts of different samba percussion instruments such as the tamborim and the surdo from a full batucada band. The singing style he developed is almost whispering, economical, and without vibrato. He creates his tempo tensions by singing ahead or behind the beat. He continues to perform, though rarely, to sell-out crowds in Brazil, Europe, North America, and Japan. His planned public performances in Madrid (2009) and New York City (2010) were cancelled with short notice. A 2011 mini-tour of Brazil was cancelled due to health reasons. He is the father of singer Bebel Gilberto (Isabel), via his marriage to Miúcha. Source: Wikipedia
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Juazeiro, Bahia, Brasil
Adult: No
Deathday: July 06, 2019
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Garoto - Vivo Sonhando
Overview: A prodigy of stringed instruments, a pioneer of Bossa Nova, a modernizing master of the guitar: Aníbal Augusto Sardinha, better known as Garoto (1915-1955), is one of the hidden pillars of Brazilian music. Woven by rare archival material, personal diaries and testimonies, this documentary reveals his influence and the artistic conflicts of an avant-garde artist in the golden age of Brazilian radio.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2020-09-10
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Brasil
Overview: João Gilberto receives Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil and Maria Bethânia during the recording of his album Brasil.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1981-12-05
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João Gilberto – Live in Tokyo november 8 & 9, 2006 Tokyo International Forum Hall A
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Genres: Music
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2019-03-08
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Bahia de Todos os Sambas
Overview: Between August 23 and 31, 1983, at the "Circo Massimo", in Rome, there was a musical event that brought together artists from Bahia. This film brings a recording of the event, also featuring backstage, rehearsals, testimonies and some relaxing moments of these great names in Bahia's music.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1996-09-01
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Vinicius de Moraes
Overview: To celebrate the life and the work of a multifaceted creator – playwright, poet, partner of the most important names of Brazilian pop music and, above all, an enlightened character of the Brazilian cultural history - director Miguel Faria Jr. gathered an incomparable cast of partners, singers, friends and rare images from the archives recalling Vinícius’ genial simplicity, with the spontaneity, the humor, and the freedom of a person chatting over a bar table, exactly how the eternal Vinícius would enjoy.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2005-11-01
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It's All Brazil
Overview: A film essay about Brazil discovered through Orson Welles' eyes during the shooting of It's All True.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1997-09-18
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Isto é Noel Rosa
Overview: The life of samba composer Noel Rosa.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1990-01-05
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Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova
Overview: Documentary about the birth of bossa-nova, in Brazil, and the major stars of this musical style.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2005-01-01
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They Shot the Piano Player
Overview: New York, 2010. Jeff Harris, a music journalist, sets out to uncover the truth about Francisco Tenório Júnior, a young Brazilian samba-jazz pianist who disappeared in Buenos Aires on March 18, 1976.
Genres: Animation Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-10-06
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The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus
Overview: For this behemoth, Bressane took his opera omnia and edited it in an order that first adheres to historical chronology but soon starts to move backwards and forward. The various pasts – the 60s, the 80s, the 2000s – comment on each other in a way that sheds light on Bressane’s themes and obsessions, which become increasingly apparent and finally, a whole idea of cinema reveals itself to the curious and patient viewer. Will Bressane, from now on, rework The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus when he makes another film? Is this his latest beginning? Why not, for the eternally young master maverick seems to embark on a maiden voyage with each and every new film!
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2023-01-30
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Copacabana Palace
Overview: For three days at the Copacabana Palace in Rio de Janeiro, amorous cross-fertilizations are intertwined with petty tricks against the backdrop of the famous carnival festivities. Three (sympathetic) accomplices are beaten to a punch in the hotel vault; three charming stewardesses are looking for entertainment, but their three Carioca host, musicians Tom Jobim, Luiz Bonfá, and João Gilberto, are married; a man, separated from his wife, wants to catch her in the act of adultery.
Genres: Crime Comedy Adventure Drama
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1962-11-03
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O Gerente
Overview: A bank manager has a secret. He is compelled to bite society women hands.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2011-01-22
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Eu, Meu Pai e Os Cariocas
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2017-04-19
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Where Are You, João Gilberto?
Overview: Where are you, João Gilberto? sets out in the footsteps of German writer Marc Fischer who obsessively searched for the legendary founding father of Bossa Nova and last great musical legend of our time, Brazilian musician João Gilberto, who has not been seen in public for decades. Fischer described his journey in a book, Hobalala, but committed suicide one week before it was published. By taking up Marc Fischer's quest, following his steps one by one, thanks to all the clues he left us, we pursue João Gilberto to understand the history, the very soul and essence of Bossa Nova. But who can tell whether we will meet him or not?
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2018-05-05
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Rita Lee - Biograffiti: Baila Comigo
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Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2007-12-31
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João & Antônio
Overview: A documentary about the fathers of Bossa Nova: João Gilberto and Antonio Carlos Jobim.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1992-12-29
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O Barato de Iacanga
Overview: Participants recall a series of festivals held on a farm in Brazil during the '70s and '80s that evolved into liberating celebrations of music.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2019-06-10
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João Gilberto - Live In Tokyo
Overview: In Tokyo is a live concert by João Gilberto, recorded live in Tokyo (Japan) in September 2003 and released in 2004.
Genres: Music
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2004-02-21
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Bossa Nova: the sound that seduced the world
Overview: Mixing Samba, Jazz and sophisticated lyricism, the sultry Bossa Nova sound was spawned in the beaches and bars of Rio, Brazil in the late '50s, and quickly seduced the world when anthems like 'The Girl from Ipanema' became huge international hits. This compelling documentary, filmed on location in Rio, and featuring rare live clips of Bossa legends' Tom Jobim and Astrud Gilberto, traces the legacy of the seductive Bossa Nova sound through interviews with the key players from the era including Sergio Mendes, Carlos Lyra and Paulo Jobim.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-07-29
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Um Desconhecido Bate à Porta
Overview: The film tells the story of Luciano who hides his identity as a rich boy to work in the stables of Patrícia, a woman he is in love with.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1958-01-01
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Nas Ondas de Dorival Caymmi
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2024-11-28
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