Brazil Film Series, Friday, April 9th, 8:00pm, University of Texas
Presented by The Brazil Center at the University of Texas -- Screening at the Texas Union Theater, UT Campus. FREE.
VIVA SAO JOAO
Documentary, 2003, 82 minutes
Director: Andrucha Waddington
The film follows Gilberto Gil's 15-day musical tour. Small-town shows, as well as large concerts, all coinciding with harvest festivals dedicated to Saint John, are highlighted. Gil peels back layers of traditions to reveal a social context for the popular myths, rituals , music and lives of the people from Brazil's outback sertaõ-- long a place fabled in music, literature and film, particularly Cinema Novo.
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Posted on April 7, 2004 in General News by Laurenleigh
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