The Mandarin (1995)

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Released:
1995-11-06

Overview:
The history of Brazilian popular music in the 20th Century, focusing specially on the life and works of intriguing singer Mário Reis, a loner who, with his special way of singing - whispering and softly saying the words - in a time when singers with potent voices ruled, was in a way a forerunner of Bossa Nova style.

Director:
Júlio Bressane

Runtime:
1h 29min

Genre:
History

  • Cast:
  • Fernando Eiras
    as
    Mário Reis
  • Gilberto Gil
    as
    Sinhô
  • Gal Costa
    as
    Carmen Miranda
  • Raphael Rabello
    as
    Heitor Villa-Lobos
  • Chico Buarque
    as
    Noel Rosa