Film Info
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Film Information

Exhibition Title	As canções
Original Title	As canções
English Title	Songs
Director	Eduardo Coutinho
Country
Year	2011
Format	HD
Colour	Color
Duration	91'

Cast:

Intérpretes / Cast: Dea, Gilmar, Esmeralda, Jose Barbosa, Sonia

Production:

Guión / Scriptwriter: Eduardo Coutinho
Fotografía / Cinematography: Jacques Cheuiche
Edición / Editing: Jordana Berg
Producción / Producer: João Moreira Salles,
Mauricio Andrade Ramos
Compañía Productora / Production Company: VideoFilmes

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Synopsis

Set as a series of fixed, up-close-and-personal interview shots, Songs takes ordinary people up to a stage and quietly listens to them as they sing a song that marked their lives forever. Around fifteen colorful characters will sit on the same spot, revealing a side of their lives and the songs that link them to it while veteran Coutihno remains unseen on the other side, stating only a couple of on-screen questions throughout the whole film. Of course, since these are mostly love stories (and they mostly end up in heartbreak) tears will burst in more than one occasion, but, clearly not because they were sough of by the director. The reason, instead, we’ll find it in Coutinho’s precise directing, which manages to tap into the power of music at its core (i.e., emotions). As Sam Fuller once said, emotions are also a big part of cinema’s essence, and Songs simple rollout of ordinary stories and beautifully performed songs displays that connection and makes the most out of it.