The Mistery of Samba
Director Lula Buarque de Hollanda/Carolina Jabor
Countries Brazil
Duration 88 min
Synopsis
Premiered in the last edition of Cannes Film Festival, this film is a fair and thrilling tribute of singer Marisa Monte to the traditional samba of Velha Guarda (Old School), a project that goes back to the year of 1998 when the artist started her research for the album Tudo Azul. Prepared with a tape recorder, the Brazilian artist is followed by the pair of directors Lula Buarque de Hollanda and Carolina Jabor around the streets of Oswaldo Cruz, a neighbourhood on the North of Rio de Janeiro, taking statements from the samba veterans who made the history of Portela, the dance school that has won more titles in the Carnaval of Rio de Janeiro than any other.
Premiered in the last edition of Cannes Film Festival, this film is a fair and thrilling tribute of singer Marisa Monte to the traditional samba of Velha Guarda (Old School), a project that goes back to the year of 1998 when the artist started her research for the album Tudo Azul. Prepared with a tape recorder, the Brazilian artist is followed by the pair of directors Lula Buarque de Hollanda and Carolina Jabor around the streets of Oswaldo Cruz, a neighbourhood on the North of Rio de Janeiro, taking statements from the samba veterans who made the history of Portela, the dance school that has won more titles in the Carnaval of Rio de Janeiro than any other.