This samba-fuelled slice-of-life set in a old-style Brazilian dancehall is an entertaining, and occasionally heart-rending, film, says Andrew Pulver
This affectionate tribute to old-style Brazilian dancehalls is powered by a cheerful samba soundtrack, and the participation of a seemingly ageless Elza Soares, who belts out numbers in the guise of a low-rent house band crooner. Against this pungently authentic backdrop we are guided through a somewhat fraught evening in one such dancehall in Sao Paulo: the clientele are defiantly of a certain age, but still hanging in there for love and action. Stories interlock and criss-cross: Marici (Cássia Kiss) is expecting a final consummation with roué Eudes (Stepan Nercessian), but he is fatally distracted by the decades-younger Bel (Maria Flor). Bel has only turned up to help her DJ boyfriend Marquinhos (Paulo Vilhena) who, despite the age gap, is neurotically threatened by Eudes's old-school moves. This is merely a selection:...
This affectionate tribute to old-style Brazilian dancehalls is powered by a cheerful samba soundtrack, and the participation of a seemingly ageless Elza Soares, who belts out numbers in the guise of a low-rent house band crooner. Against this pungently authentic backdrop we are guided through a somewhat fraught evening in one such dancehall in Sao Paulo: the clientele are defiantly of a certain age, but still hanging in there for love and action. Stories interlock and criss-cross: Marici (Cássia Kiss) is expecting a final consummation with roué Eudes (Stepan Nercessian), but he is fatally distracted by the decades-younger Bel (Maria Flor). Bel has only turned up to help her DJ boyfriend Marquinhos (Paulo Vilhena) who, despite the age gap, is neurotically threatened by Eudes's old-school moves. This is merely a selection:...
- 7/2/2010
- by Andrew Pulver
- The Guardian - Film News
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