Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion
2000 film
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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.[4] It won the 2nd Grande Prêmio Cinema Brasil for Best Score,[5] and the 5th Brazilian Film Festival of Miami for Best Art Direction.[6] Its production started in 1997 as Villa Lobos - História de Uma Paixão.[7]
| Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion | |
|---|---|
Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Zelito Viana |
| Written by | Joaquim Assis |
| Produced by | Zelito Viana |
| Starring | Antônio Fagundes Marcos Palmeira Letícia Spiller |
| Cinematography | Walter Carvalho |
| Edited by | Eduardo Escorel |
| Music by | Silvio Barbato |
Production company | Mapa Filmes |
| Distributed by | Riofilme United International Pictures |
Release date | |
Running time | 130 minutes |
| Country | Brazil |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Box office | R$874,453[3] ($376,886) |
Plot
The film is a docudrama of Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos, portraying him at various ages.[8]
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