Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion

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 byZelito Viana
Produced byZelito Viana
Written byJoaquim Assis
StarringAntônio Fagundes
Marcos Palmeira
Letícia Spiller
Music bySilvio Barbato
CinematographyWalter Carvalho
Edited byEduardo Escorel
Production
company
Mapa Filmes
Distributed byRiofilme
United International Pictures
Release date
  • 21 April 2000 (2000-04-21)[1][2]
Running time
130 minutes
CountryBrazil
LanguagePortuguese
Box officeR$874,453[3] ($376,886)

Plot

The film is a docudrama of Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos, portraying him at various ages.[8]

Cast

References
  1. ""Villa-Lobos" e "Magnólia", com Tom Cruise, abrem feriado cinéfilo". Folha de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). Grupo Folha. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  2. Barbosa, Neusa. "Villa-Lobos – Uma Vida de Paixão". IstoÉ Gente (in Portuguese). Editora Três. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  3. "Filmes Brasileiros Lançados - 1995 a 2012" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Ancine. p. 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  4. "22nd Moscow International Film Festival (2000)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 28 March 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  5. ""Eu Tu Eles" vence "Oscar Brasileiro"". O Estado de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). Grupo Estado. 11 February 2001. Archived from the original on 9 July 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  6. "5º Brazilian Film Festival of Miami" (in Portuguese). Brazilian Film Festival of Miami. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  7. "Página 66 • Seção 1". Diário Oficial da União (in Portuguese). JusBrasil. 8 August 1997. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  8. Koehler, Robert (5 November 2000). "Review: 'Villa-Lobos: A Life of Passion'". Variety. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
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