Saudade do Futuro
by César Paes
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Actor: Ezequias Lira, Fábio Freire, Luiza Erundina, Thomas RohrerDirector: César Paes
Brand: Facets Multimedia
Cinematographer: César Paes
Producer: César Paes
Writer: César Paes
Cinematographer: Michel Berck
Editor: Agnes Contensou
Producer: Marie-Clemence Blanc-Paes
Writer: Marie Clémence Paes
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); Portuguese (Original Language)
Format: DVD, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 92 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-05-18
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Laterit
Movie Reviews of Saudade do Futuro
Movie Review: Maravilhoso! Marvelous!
Summary: 5 Stars
Saudade do Futuro (2000)
Saudade is a Brazilian Portuguese word difficult to translate into English. It is a longing, missing or nostalgia, often bittersweet. Saudade do Futuro roughly means Longing for the Future.
This film centers around the lives of the Nordestinos (people from the Northeast of Brazil) who have migrated to Sao Paulo, a city of 16 million, looking for a better future. Most Nordestinos are thought of as unwelcome hillbillies who ought to stay in the Northeast growing potatoes in the drought-prone sertao. Some make it in Sao Paulo, including Dona Erundina who became mayor (1989-1992) and Emanoel Araujo, an internationally-known sculptor who is a respected member of Sao Paulo's art scene. Many end up as street vendors, laborers, or the musicians who are the heart and soul of this documentary.
Clearly related to rappers, the musicians tap out rhythms on tambourines, guitars, flutes, or drums while improvising verses, often saudades for the simpler life in the Northeast, the hardships of the big city, or humorous (& often sexually suggestive) insults at each other or audience members who gather to listen and donate money. One family group, Banda da Pifanos, started in 1924. The oldest members of the multigenerational ensemble recall being forced to play for Lampiao, a notoriously ruthless bandit who roamed the Northeast with 50 to 100 followers in the 1920's and 30's.
I lived in the Northeast of Brazil in the late 60's. I saw in the varied characters, the faces I had lived with every day, filled with a combination of despair, optimism, and humor that creates the wonderful improvised music that infests the film with rhythmic beats that are uniquely Brazilian. There is no narration. The characters tell their own stories through words or verses. The stunning photography of bustling Sao Paulo makes New York traffic look like a rural joy ride. The film may not be for everyone, but for those who would enjoy seeing a unique slice of Brazilian life, it is "maravilhoso!" (marvelous)
Summary of Saudade do Futuro
São Paulo, Brazil. 16 million people. To the rhythm and rhymes of improvised musical poetry ? journalists and maids, art gallery directors and cab drivers ? immigrants from the Brazilian Northeast ? carry the beat of this great megalopolis. Experience SAUDADE DO FUTURO.Similar DVD Movies
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