
Songs
Latinbeat 2012
August 10 - 23, 2012
The power of music made bare by 78 year old master docu filmmaker Coutinho, who interviews 18 people from Rio de Janeiro about their favorite Brazilian song and why it is important to them. Fabulous stories and characters ensue.
The power of music's direct connection to emotions is made bare by the 78-year-old master documentarian Eduardo Coutinho, who asks 18 ordinary people from Rio de Janeiro to sing a song that marked their lives forever and talk about the story behind it. The stories that emerge are mostly about love and heartbreak, and the emotions spilled out trigger tears, laughter and even profound philosophical reflection. The characters interviewed are larger than life—delightful, funny and touching.
O poder da música e sua relação direta com as emoções é feita por Eduardo Coutinho, mestre documentarista de 78 anos de idade. Ele pede para 18 pessoas comuns do Rio de Janeiro cantarem uma canção que tenha marcado suas vidas para sempre, e contarem a história por trás da mesma. As histórias que surgem são, principalmente, sobre amor e desilusão, e as emoções desencadeadas geram lágrimas, risos e até mesmo profundas reflexões filosóficas. Os personagens entrevistados são encantadores, divertidos e comoventes.
El maestro documentalista de 78 anos revela el poder de la musica y su conexion -directa con las emociones al pedirle a 18 personas de la calle que canten una cancion que les marco la vida para siempre. Casi todas las personas cuentan historias de amor o de -corazones partidos, expresando una variedad de emociones que van desde el llanto y la risa hasta nostalgicas refexiones filosoficas. Los personajes entrevistados tienen una enorme presencia-son ecantadores, divertidos y conmovedores.
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