

The Mandarin
November 6, 1995•1h 29m•★ 4.8
History
“A great homage to Brazilian popular music and a great film”
The history of Brazilian popular music in the 20th Century, focusing specially on the life and works of intriguing singer Mário Reis, a loner who, with his special way of singing - whispering and softly saying the words - in a time when singers with potent voices ruled, was in a way a forerunner of Bossa Nova style.
Director
Júlio BressaneCast

Fernando Eiras
Mário Reis

Gilberto Gil
Sinhô

Gal Costa
Carmen Miranda
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Raphael Rabello
Heitor Villa-Lobos

Chico Buarque
Noel Rosa

Caetano Veloso
Lamartine Babo

Pascoal Villaboim

Rubens Santos

Edu Lobo
Tom Jobim

Renata Sorrah

Giulia Gam
Cientista Alemã

Costinha

Guará Rodrigues
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João Rebello
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Noa Bressane
?
Tande Bressane

Narcisa Tamborindeguy

Ivan Cardoso

Mario Reis
Self (archive footage)