Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion explained

Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion
Director:	Zelito Viana
Producer:	Zelito Viana
Starring:	Antônio Fagundes Marcos Palmeira Letícia Spiller
Music:	Silvio Barbato
Cinematography:	Walter Carvalho
Editing:	Eduardo Escorel
Studio:	Mapa Filmes
Distributor:	Riofilme United International Pictures
Runtime:	130 minutes
Country:	Brazil
Language:	Portuguese
Gross:	R$874,453^[1] ($376,886)

Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion (Portuguese: '''Villa-Lobos - Uma Vida de Paixão''') is a 2000 Brazilian drama film directed by Zelito Viana. It was entered into the 22nd Moscow International Film Festival.^[2] It won the 2nd Grande Prêmio Cinema Brasil for Best Score,^[3] and the 5th Brazilian Film Festival of Miami for Best Art Direction.^[4] Its production started in 1997 as Villa Lobos - História de Uma Paixão.^[5]

Plot

The film is a docudrama of Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos, portraying him at various ages.^[6]

Cast

• Antônio Fagundes as Heitor Villa-Lobos
  • Marcos Palmeira as young Heitor Villa-Lobos
• Letícia Spiller as Mindinha
• Ana Beatriz Nogueira as Lucília
• José Wilker as Donizetti
• Marieta Severo as Noemia
• Othon Bastos as Raul
• Emílio de Melo as Arthur Rubinstein
• Antonio Pitanga as Joaquim

Notes and References

1. Web site: Filmes Brasileiros Lançados - 1995 a 2012 . Ancine . 6 March 2014 . pt . https://web.archive.org/web/20140327102342/http://oca.ancine.gov.br/media/SAM/DadosMercado/2102.pdf . 27 March 2014 . dead . 30 . dmy-all .
2. Web site: 22nd Moscow International Film Festival (2000) . 27 March 2013 . MIFF . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130328142219/http://moscowfilmfestival.ru/miff34/eng/archives/?year=2000 . 28 March 2013 .
3. Web site: "Eu Tu Eles" vence "Oscar Brasileiro" . O Estado de S. Paulo . Grupo Estado . 6 March 2014 . pt . 11 February 2001 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130709222044/http://www.estadao.com.br/arquivo/arteelazer/2001/not20010211p1553.htm . 9 July 2013 . live.
4. Web site: 5º Brazilian Film Festival of Miami . Brazilian Film Festival of Miami . 6 March 2014 . pt . https://web.archive.org/web/20140704195103/http://www.brazilianfilmfestival.com/miami/2010/miami_past_2001.html . 4 July 2014 . live . dmy-all .
5. Web site: Página 66 • Seção 1 . 8 August 1997 . . JusBrasil . 6 March 2014 . pt .
6. News: Review: 'Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion' . Variety . Robert . Koehler . 5 November 2000 . 23 May 2016 .