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Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Zelito Viana
Written by Joaquim Assis
Produced byZelito Viana
Starring AntĂŽnio Fagundes
Marcos Palmeira
LetĂ­cia Spiller
CinematographyWalter Carvalho
Edited by Eduardo Escorel
Music by Silvio Barbato
Production
company
Mapa Filmes
Distributed byRiofilme
United International Pictures
Release date
  • 21 April 2000 (2000-04-21) [1] [2]
Running time
130 minutes
CountryBrazil
LanguagePortuguese
Box officeR$874,453 [3] ($376,886)

Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion ( Portuguese: Villa-Lobos - Uma Vida de PaixĂŁo) is a 2000 Brazilian drama film directed by Zelito Viana. It was entered into the 22nd Moscow International Film Festival. [4] It won the 2nd Grande PrĂȘmio Cinema Brasil for Best Score, [5] and the 5th Brazilian Film Festival of Miami for Best Art Direction. [6] Its production started in 1997 as Villa Lobos - HistĂłria de Uma PaixĂŁo. [7]

Plot

The film is a docudrama of Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos, portraying him at various ages. [8]

Cast

References

  1. ^ ""Villa-Lobos" e "Magnólia", com Tom Cruise, abrem feriado cinéfilo". Folha de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). Grupo Folha. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  2. ^ Barbosa, Neusa. "Villa-Lobos – Uma Vida de PaixĂŁo". IstoÉ Gente (in Portuguese). Editora TrĂȘs. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Filmes Brasileiros Lançados - 1995 a 2012" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Ancine. p. 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  4. ^ "22nd Moscow International Film Festival (2000)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 28 March 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  5. ^ ""Eu Tu Eles" vence "Oscar Brasileiro"". O Estado de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). Grupo Estado. 11 February 2001. Archived from the original on 9 July 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  6. ^ "5Âș Brazilian Film Festival of Miami" (in Portuguese). Brazilian Film Festival of Miami. Archived from the original on 4 July 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  7. ^ "Página 66 ‱ Seção 1". Diário Oficial da União (in Portuguese). JusBrasil. 8 August 1997. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  8. ^ Koehler, Robert (5 November 2000). "Review: 'Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion'". Variety. Retrieved 23 May 2016.

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