Antônio Carlos Jobim
Also Known As: Tom Jobim, Carlos Jobim
Biography: Antônio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim (Rio de Janeiro, January 25, 1927 – New York, December 8, 1994), better known by his stage name Tom Jobim, was a composer, pianist, guitarist, arranger, Brazilian flutist and singer. Considered one of the great exponents of Brazilian music, Jobim internationalized bossa nova and, with the help of important American artists, fused it with jazz in the 1960s to create a new, popular sound. For this reason, he is sometimes known as the "father of bossa nova".
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Birthday: January 25, 1927
Deathday: December 08, 1994
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Gender: Male
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Tropicália: 50 Anos
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Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2017-11-04
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Masters of Bossa Nova: Jobim, Toquinho, Vinicius
Overview: Legendary bossa nova artists Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes and Antonio Toquinho demonstrate on stage why this infectious Brazilian musical genre, with the lilting, alluring sound, has left its global mark. Performing in 1978, the trio runs through such favorites as "Desafinado," "Samba de Orly," "Agua de Beber" and "Canto de Ossaha," plus two songs that launched the worldwide bossa nova revolution, "Girl from Ipanema" and "Wave."
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-01-01
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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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Pixinguinha: Um Homem Carinhoso
Overview: The life of legendary Brazilian musician Alfredo da Rocha Vianna Filho, better known as Pixinguinha.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2021-11-11
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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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As nascentes
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1993-03-01
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Elis & Tom: It Had to be You
Overview: Elis & Tom is considered one of the most important albums in the history of Brazilian music. Recorded in Los Angeles, in 1974, it was all captured by a team of filmmakers led by director Roberto de Oliveira, who arranged for the duo to meet. The original footage was kept for 45 years until restored and remastered in 2018. The film is also an exciting reunion of the director with the artists and the material he filmed nearly five decades ago.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2023-09-21
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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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Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music + Ella + Jobim
Overview: Man and His Music + Ella + Jobim is a 1967 television special starring Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, and Antonio Carlos Jobim, accompanied by Nelson Riddle and his orchestra. A truly memorable television event, the third annual special finds Frank joined by the dazzling Ella Fitzgerald in a historic pairing of the two preeminent vocal talents of the era. As if that weren't enough, Antonio Carlos Jobim accompanies Frank for an intimate medley of classics, including The Girl From Ipanema.
Genres: Music TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-11-13
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Memórias do Grupo Opinião
Overview: Follows the story of Opinião, a theatre group created in 1964 during the early Brazilian dictatorship period to oppose the government through artistic performances. Considered the first left-wing response to the dictatorship, the group gathered now famous Brazilian artists such as Nara Leão, Maria Bethânia, João do Vale and Millôr Fernandes.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2019-05-15
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Dorival Caymmi - Um Homem de Afetos
Overview: An irresistible journey through the universe of the singer and composer that revolutionized the song in Brazil and influenced generations of musicians, paving the way for movements such as Bossa Nova and Tropicália.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2024-04-25
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3 Antônios & 1 Jobim
Overview: Get ready for a feast. In 1993, four of the greatest Brazilian cultural personalities, four Antônios, were brought together by Rodolfo Brandão and Bebeto Abrantes for a recording in Rio, around a lunch table at Chácara do Céu. None other than the critic Antonio Candido, the writer Antônio Callado, the composer Antônio Carlos Jobim and the philologist Antônio Houaiss.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2018-10-19
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Pluft, o Fantasminha
Overview: It tells the story of a girl being abducted by the evil pirate with a wooden leg.
Genres: Family Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1962-08-20
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Brasília, Uma Sinfonia
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1986-01-02
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Antonio Carlos Jobim: An All-Star Tribute
Overview: Direct from Brazil in his last recorded performance, this DVD, Antonio Carlos Jobim: An All-Star Tribute, features the compositions of Bossa Nova originator & music icon Antonio Carlos Jobim, joined by an international delegation of Jazz giants to recreate his classic melodies in this beautiful, concert-length 'Thank You,' hosted by renowned pianist Herbie Hancock.Composer of countless unforgettable songs, including Girl From Ipanema, Tom Jobim virtually single handedly brought the world Bossa Nova music. The esteemed pianist / vocalist is joined on stage by a cornucopia of musical legends such as Herbie Hancock, Shirley Horn, Joe Henderson, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Jon Hendricks, Gal Costa, & many more in this once-in-a-lifetime concert DVD.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-01-01
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Musicalmente
Overview: Witness here a historical moment of Brazilian music. At the end of the 70’s, Vinícius de Moraes, Toquinho, Tom Jobim and Miúcha took off to Italy, to take part in a TV program called Musicalmente Vinícius (Musically Vinícius). In a casual and intimate atmosphere, the quartet talks and sings songs that define the epoch. Great Bossa Nova classics are presented such as "Aguas de Março", "Samba do Avião", "Wave" and the immortal "Garota de Ipanema". Toquinho and Vinícius also play their hits like "Tarde em Itapoã" and "A Gente vai Levando". Don’t miss this exclusive and never before published moment of these true geniouses of MPB.
Genres: Music
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1978-10-18
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A Casa do Tom: Mundo, Monde, Mondo
Overview: Even the most loyal admirer of Tom Jobim, the most documented Brazilian artist throughout the world, cannot imagine the surprises he will encounter in this film. It contains previously unreleased pictures and images captured for 15 years by Ana Jobim, his wife, that show details of the life and work of Tom Jobim. Shot in New York, Rio de Janeiro and the family ranch in Poço Fundo, the film shows his intimacy with his children, the birth of important songs, parties at home with other musicians, and even a unusual Jobim in pajamas, in an “expedition” in the woods. “When someone visits the intimacy of a great artists, possibly the distance between him and the myth is felt to be smaller. For me it is the opposite; the distance becomes greater and I have more conscience of the myth”, says Ana.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2007-12-01
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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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Elis Regina: Na Batucada da Vida
Overview: Her difficult career beginning in her hometown, Porto Alegre, was not different from her friends' stories. Elis belonged to a group of people born to win. She had the talent, she knew her potential and she just needed to face the world with courage and determination. That is exactly what she did. The result is known by everybody and it is in this film, a unique register of memorable interpretations by Elis, including the song which Elis learned with Tom Jobim and entitles the film.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2007-01-16
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Elis Regina: Falso Brilhante
Overview: Elis was complete, she had all the attributes which differentiated simple artists from stars. She could enchant crowds in her albums, concerts and in video. Her music was always associated to the stage, site she mastered with brilliance. Throughout her career, these stages would open to her, from the radio days to the Montreux Jazz Festival. This film shows her magic relationship with stage and audience. And also the Bandeirantes theatre, her last stronghold. There she shone in life with her greatest success in theater, the show 'Falso Brilhante', which is also presented and entitles this film. There her body was veiled and her audience went to meet her for the last time, now for a farewell.
Genres: Music
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2007-01-16
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Nosso Amigo Radamés Gnattali
Overview: Creative documentary on multi-faceted Brazilian musician Radames Gnattali
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1991-08-08
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Villa-Lobos - O Índio de Casaca
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Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1987-01-01
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Music According to Tom Jobim
Overview: Half a century ago, Brazilian composer and musician Antonio Carlos "Tom" Jobim (1927-1994) introduced bossa nova to a worldwide audience with "The Girl from Ipanema." This relaxed, cool, sensuous music blended jazz and samba. After recording an album of songs by his friend Jobim, Frank Sinatra is reported to have said, "I haven't sung so quietly since I had laryngitis." Naturally, "The Girl from Ipanema" and Frank Sinatra are featured in this musical collage of countless seamlessly edited excerpts of concert footage that cover decades of events all over the world: from Rio de Janeiro to Lisbon, Paris, Copenhagen, Jerusalem, Tokyo, Montreal, New York and back to Rio.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2012-05-20
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Antonio Carlos Jobim: Live at the Montreal Jazz Festival
Overview: Legendary Brazilian composer and singer Antônio Carlos Jobim delivers a masterful performance at the world famous Montreal Jazz Festival in July 1986.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-07-02
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Banda de Ipanema — Folia de Albino
Overview: A movie about Banda de Ipanema, one of Rio de Janeiro’s most traditional Carnaval blocks, and its founder Albino Pinheiro.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2002-01-01
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João do Vale, Muita Gente Desconhece
Overview: Latest images of the artist still alive, an unprecedented composition, testimonies of friends, family and icons of Brazilian culture.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2005-01-02
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Caterina Valente presents Brazilian music
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1979-01-01
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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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Tom Jobim - Ela é Carioca
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Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2007-01-01
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Tom Jobim - Chega de Saudade
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Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2007-01-01
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Ele Era Assim: Ary Barroso
Overview: Ary Barroso was one of the greatest composers of Brazilian music with his successes for the whole planet. Know its history, reconstructed through Ary's own audio files, interspersed with reports from friends and family.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2019-10-19
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Vinicius de Moraes, Um Rapaz de Família
Overview: A documentary on Brazilian poet and composer Vinicius de Moraes, made by his daughter a few months before his death.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1983-10-09
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This Is Gary McFarland
Overview: Documentary film about the life and mysterious death of forgotten jazz arranger/composer Gary McFarland.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-06-14
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Tom Jobim: Águas de Março
Overview: "Águas de Março" enfoca a relação de Tom Jobim com a ecologia, narrado por Chico Buarque. Os sentimentos que envolviam esta forte relação de Tom com a fauna e aflora brasileiras, especialmente a Mata Atlântica, estão neste DVD, ao som de números musicais históricos, gravados em diferentes fases da vida do Maestro Soberano. Mas é com Elis Regina que Tom Jobim divide a interpretação daquela que se tornaria uma de suas obras-primas, "Águas de Março". Registrado em 1974 em Los Angeles, durante as gravações do LP "Elis e Tom", apresenta os dois cantando de forma descontraída e animada. A música, definida por Chico, como "o samba mais bonito do mundo", levaria a paixão de tom pela natureza a uma popularidade nunca antes alcançada.
Genres: Music
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2002-12-31
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O Tempo e o Som
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Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1970-01-01
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Transversal do Tempo
Overview: The special documentary celebrates Elis Regina's 75th birthday and makes a parallel between Elis' extremely prevailing thoughts with those of João Marcello Bôscoli, Pedro Camargo Mariano and Maria Rita, her children, answering the same questions in the present time. All three talk about their childhood, their relationship with Elis and her artistic career.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2020-03-17
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Frank Sinatra: The Man and His Music
Overview: Though it was taped 16 years after the first A Man And His Music special, this final installment continues to uphold the high standards of the series, thanks in no small part to the accompaniment of the legendary Count Basie and his orchestra.
Genres: Music TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-11-22
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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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The Crystallization of Brasília
Overview: Fourth chapter of the "Atlas", "The Crystallization of Brasília" explores the ideia of the future as a petrified past. In an accelerated geological time, centuries crystallize in a few months in the form of a city. This process is driven by the force of mystical rationalism, who has the power to embalm ideas and social structures so that they last forever.
Genres: Documentary Science Fiction Animation Fantasy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2019-07-28
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Toquinho Maravilhoso
Overview: The documentary narrates the life of Toquinho, one of the greatest Brazilian artists, a musician who transcends the barriers of time and language with his sensitivity. A story that shapes Brazilian popular music.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2024-08-13
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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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