The intense life of “Aquarela do Brasil” composer Ary Barroso (1903-1964) is narrated in the first person by actor Lima Duarte. From his childhood in Minas Gerais to his days of glory in Rio de Janeiro, including his partnership with Disney Studios, the film blends fiction with rare archival footage, set to classics such as “No Rancho Fundo” and “No Tabuleiro da Baiana”. An intimate cinematic essay on the creative mind of the man who invented the “Brazilian Brazil”.
Ary
2025
General Audiences
71 min.
Documentary
Brazil
Brazil, documentary, music, archive, biopic
Colorido, P&B
André Weller
André Weller
Lula Carvalho
André Weller
Lima Duarte, Dira Paes, Stepan Nercessian, Léo Jaime, Marcos Caruso, Alan Rocha
Allexia Galvão, André Weller, Breno Nogueira, Izabel Pequeno, Jáder Barreto Lima, Rafella Lima
Napressão Produções, Gibraltar Filmes
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