Tom Zé
Also Known As: not available
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Irará, Bahia, Brazil
Adult: No
Birthday: October 11, 1936
Age: 88 years old
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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Raul: O Início, o Fim e o Meio
Overview: As the world boiled in the rush of Easy Rider bikes, in the frenetic pace of Elvis Presley, in Beatniks poets, in the explosion of counterculture, a boy from Bahia gave birth to Rock in Brazil. A runaway flying saucer that abducted the hearts and minds of thousands of fans, Raul Seixas, a man who became a myth. Raul died young because he lived intensely. Rock n 'roll, free love, alternative society, drugs, black magic, military dictatorship, women and daughters. A man who wanted to live from his work and died for it. The beginning, the end and the middle are confused, because the story is not over. The film reveals through rare images of archive, meeting with relatives, conversations with artists, producers and friends, the trajectory of the legend of Rock.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2012-03-23
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Gal - from Tropicalism to the Present Day
Overview: The film has Gal's career as its guiding principle, drawing a parallel with the movement of which the singer was the muse and one of the main interpreters, and reaching the present day.
Genres: Documentary Music History
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2006-06-15
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Brésil: La Révolution Tropicaliste
Overview: A documentary on the amazing Brazilian music movement known as Tropicália.
Genres: Documentary Music TV Movie
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2001-01-01
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Saturday
Overview: On a Saturday morning, an advertising crew arrives at a decadent old building downtown São Paulo to shoot a TV commercial. And then everything goes wrong, beginning with a broken elevator
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1995-04-06
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Fabricating Tom Zé
Overview: The life and work of one of the most controversial Brazilian musicians, having as its backdrop Tom Zé's 2005 European Tour. The documentary shows a detailed vision of Tom Zé's personal musical universe, in which a guitar and a vacuum cleaner have the same melodic importance. In intimate interviews, he narrates different parts of his life and tells us about his musical debut in the early 60s, his downfall during the 70s, and his 90s comeback.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2006-06-07
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Tom Zé: Liberated Astronaut
Overview: The enlightened and extra-terrestrial Brazilian genius-multi-instrumentalist flies to Asturias in 2008 to give a music workshop. His journey takes us on another: that of his career, the ostracism with which he would be punished, his perpetual crusade for the materialization of “the idea”, his unique inspiration and incredible sense of humour. All emitted through his words and those of the people that surround him. An authentic pioneer, a free and cosmic spirit.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-10-24
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Tropicália
Overview: Set against the turbulent atmosphere of the 1960s, Tropicália is a feature length documentary exploring the Brazilian artistic movement known as Tropicália, and the struggle its artists endured to protect their right to freely express revolutionary thought against the traditional Brazilian music of that time.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2012-09-14
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Beyond Ipanema
Overview: This documentary from filmmaker Guto Barra takes you beyond the 1960s bossa nova hit "The Girl from Ipanema" to explore how samba, Brazilectro and other Brazilian music styles have long captivated audiences and influenced musicians around the world. Mixing archival footage, fresh performances and interviews with leaders in the global music scene, Barra examines why Brazil's music consistently transcends boundaries of time and musical taste.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-10-11
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A Última Vanguarda
Overview: 70 years ago, a visionary management in education and culture as a political strategy for the dissemination and development of Bahia gave rise to an artistic vanguard that still impacts Brazilian culture today.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2024-03-19
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Anna Mariani - Photographic Notes
Overview: The paths that the artist traveled to create two essays that are landmarks of contemporary Brazilian photography.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2024-04-06
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Samba Riachão
Overview: Documentary about samba musician from Bahia Clementino Rodrigues, aka Riachão.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2001-11-20
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Tom Zé ou Quem Irá Colocar uma Dinamite na Cabeça do Século?
Overview: This documentary offers an immersive journey into the inventiveness and musical experimentation of a complex and restless artist whose path is deeply intertwined with the Tropicália movement. A specially designed setting provides the backdrop for capturing his unique explorations—both physical and musical.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2000-01-02
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Wood & Stock: Sex, Oregano and Rock'n'Roll
Overview: Experience an adventure of counterculture, psychedelia, and an abundance of peace and love with Angeli’s beloved comic characters, the hippies Wood & Stock. As the euphoria of the 1970s fades, it's time to focus on family and work. However, a new rock band might just rekindle the spirit of those iconic years.
Genres: Animation Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2006-10-12
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Palavra (En)Cantada
Overview: Palavra (En)Cantada makes a journey in the history of the Brazilian songbook with a look at the relationship between poetry and music, sewing testimonials of great names of our culture, musical performances and amazing research of images.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2009-03-13
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Escutando Tom Zé
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2010-06-02
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Loki: Arnaldo Baptista
Overview: Loki brings the trajectory of Arnaldo Baptista from childhood, passing through the most successful phase as leader of the Mutantes, marriage to singer Rita Lee and then separation. He also goes through the depression that devastated his life after the group ended and that led him to attempt suicide, his solo career, rapprochement with his brother and member of the Mutantes, Sérgio Dias, culminating in the band's return in 2006.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2009-06-19
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Tom Zé: Programa Ensaio
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1991-01-01
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Mater Dei
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2001-01-01
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Rita Lee - Biograffiti: Ovelha Negra
Overview: Brazilian singer Rita Lee narrates moments about her life, from her childhood to the meeting with Roberto de Carvalho. The documentary is permeated with excerpts from the singer's concerts, with songs sung entirely.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2007-12-31
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Amigo Arrigo
Overview: The art of Arrigo Barnabé, one of the pillars of the São Paulo experimental music scene during the 80's and author of critically acclaimed albums such as "Clara Crocodilo" (1980) and "Tubarões Voadores" (1984).
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2019-06-16
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Torquato Neto - Every Hour of the End
Overview: The story of Brazilian poet Torquato Neto, who lived passionately through fracturous times and worked in several fields, including music, journalism, and cinema. He was an active participant in the revolution of Tropicália and marginal art, which changed the course of Brazilian culture in the 1960s and 1970s, until he committed suicide on his 28th birthday.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2017-10-11
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Dorivando Saravá, o Preto Que Virou Mar
Overview: Singer, composer, actor and painter, Dorival Caymmi was a multiple artist, but what they may not know is his pioneering work in introducing candomblé into Brazilian popular music. Recreating in a poetic way concepts present in Caymmi's work and life, the documentary revelation of the artist from his own lines, mined in old magazines.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2019-11-29
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Filhos de João, O Admirável Mundo Novo Baiano
Overview: A panorama of Brazilian popular music from the 60s and 70s through the musical group Novos Baianos. A retrospective of the community lifestyle adopted by its members and the influence inherited from singer João Gilberto.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2011-07-22
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Torquato Neto, O Anjo Torto da Tropicália
Overview: A documentary chronicling the life and works of Brazilian poet, songwriter, journalist and avant-garde filmmaker Torquato Neto, from his beginnings to his suicide at the age of 28.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1992-01-01
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Infinita Tropicália
Overview: Tropicália was a Brazilian cultural movement that occurred between 1967 and 1968, inspired by Oswald de Andrade's anthropophagic ideals, pop art and the concretism. Twenty years later, this film revisits the movement and shows that Tropicalismo will never die.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1986-01-01
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Rito do Amor Selvagem
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2019-09-04
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Homo Brasilis: Tom Zé
Overview: Delve into the life of Antônio José Santana Martins, known as Tom Zé. Born in Bahia, this scholar of Brazilian music heads to São Paulo to propel a career filled with unusual and hilarious stories. The tropicalist artist revisits memories of his childhood in Irará, shares stories about his fellow tropicalismo movement colleagues, and reveals how his album "Estudando o Samba" won over David Byrne and launched him onto the global stage.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2023-05-04
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Dias de Euforia
Overview: Record of the 1989 elections, when Brazil was divided between Lula and Fernando Collor. It brings together material gathered from the streets of São Paulo, television broadcasts, and support from artists like Djavan, Chico Buarque, Gilberto Gil, Lobão, and Leci Brandão. Additionally, it features footage of the marches and Lula's first interview after his electoral defeat. A work that recounts fragments of the struggle for democracy in the country.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-12-25
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Grupo Corpo: Dance Theatre from Brazil
Overview: One of Brazil's most popular contemporary dance ensembles, Grupo Corpo combines Afro-Brazilian movements with ballet and modern dance to create an innovative and visually dynamic stage performance unlike any other. Documentarian Jürgen Wilcke gives viewers a glimpse into the inner workings of this world-renowned troupe as the 19 dancers prepare to wow audiences around the globe with their energetic presentations of grace and passion.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2007-11-18
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