Brasileirinho
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Brasileirinho |
| Original title | Brasileirinho |
| Country of production |
Brazil Finland Switzerland |
| original language | Portuguese |
| Publishing year | 2005 |
| length | about 90 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Mika Kaurismäki |
| script | Marco Forster Mika Kaurismäki |
| production | Marco Forster Mika Kaurismäki Stefan Karrer |
| camera | Jacques Ceuiche |
| occupation | |
Brasileirinho is a documentary about the choro , a traditional Brazilian music style . Directed by Mika Kaurismäki .
action
The film shows the traditional music style choro , as it is played today in the suburbs of Rio de Janeiro . In addition to interviews with famous choro musicians such as Teresa Cristina or Yamandu Costa , the origins of this musical genre and its parallels to samba and bossa nova are explained.
background
Brasileirinho is a co-production between Finland , Brazil and Switzerland . The film had a budget of around $ 560,000 and was shot in Rio de Janeiro in 2005.
The documentary received very good reviews and Mika Kaurismäki, who has lived in Brazil since the 1990s, was nominated for the Jussi in the category Best Documentary in 2007.
Web links
- Brasileirinho in the Internet Movie Database (English)