The Mandarin

The Mandarin

89 mins | History | Jan. 1, 1996

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.

The Mandarin

89 mins | History | Jan. 1, 1996

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.
Producers
Original title O Mandarim
Directors Júlio Bressane
Writers Luiz Antônio Giron, José Lino Grunewald, Rosa Dias, Júlio Bressane

Cast

Fernando Eiras

as Mário Reis

Gilberto Gil

as Sinhô

Raphael Rabello

as Heitor Villa-Lobos

Chico Buarque

as Noel Rosa

Caetano Veloso

as Lamartine Babo