The Mandarin

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 Bressane

Cast: Fernando Eiras, Gilberto Gil, Gal Costa, Raphael Rabello, Chico Buarque, Caetano Veloso, Pascoal Villaboim, Rubens Santos

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.