MORO NO BRASIL is more than a musical road movie. It is a stirring and passionate documentary from the Finnish film-maker Mika Kaurismäki about the multifaceted varieties of Brazilian music - beyond Samba and Bossa Nova.

The musical journey that Kaurismäki makes in MORO NO BRASIL is 4,000 kilometres long. Stations are Pernambuco, Bahia and Rio de Janeiro: three Brazilian states which stand symbolically for musical styles such as Frevo, Maracatu, Coco, Embolada, Forró, and Samba.

MORO NO BRASIL - "I live in Brazil" - is Kaurismäki's declaration. About ten years ago, he found a second home in Brazil and was fascinated by its musical wealth. His choice of musicians and styles is very personal and by concentrating on the music heard in the streets, he reveals a Brazilian passion for life which rings true.

Brazilian music is as multi-cultural as the influences that have marked the country since its colonisation about 500 years ago. The local origins as well as the cultural traditions of African and European immigrants are reflected in the variety of instruments, rhythms and musical styles found in this huge country with its 170 million inhabitants.

MORO NO BRASIL is a journey of discovery in which Kaurismäki travels from musician to musician, each with a wealth of knowledge and enthusiasm, meeting men, women, children, singers and dancers. The film shows how people have grown up with music and how they have been affected by music in a powerful way. Music is an integral part of Brazil's daily life; it is also used to express feelings spontaneously.

The film was shot during one hot tropical summer. Atmospheric pictures of landscapes, which have already inspired the poets of the country, add a special magic to MORO NO BRASIL. The musical wealth, the colourful costumes, the spontaneous impressions, the pleasure in life and the relaxed lifestyle of the people in MORO NO BRASIL turn Kaurismäki's documentary into a film for heart and mind.

2002
a film by Mika Kaurismäki

A co-production by
LICHTBLICK Film
www.lichtblick-film.com/dokumentarfilme/film.asp?id=31

with
Magnatel, Marianna Film, arte, YLE TV 1, TV Cultura

in collaboration with
Ministério da Cultura Lei do Audiovisual, Ministério da Cultura Apoio Cultural, Filmstiftung NRW und AVEK

Distribution : ARTE

35mm / 105 minutes / Dolby SR / Color

TEAM
Writers: Mika Kaurismäki, George Moura
Director: Mika Kaurismäki
Producer: Phoebe Clarke
Commissional Editors: arte - Hans Robert Eisenhauer, WDR - Lothar Mattner,
YLE TV1 - Eila Werning
Co-Producer: Frank Scharf, Joachim Ortmanns, Mika Kaurismäki
DoP: Jacques Cheuiche
Sound by: Cristiano Maciel
Editor: Karen Harley
Sound Mixture by: Crico Maciel
Sound by: Uwe Dresch, Robert Faust
Sound Design by: Tobias Fleig

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"Moro no Brasil" é uma viagem musical pelo Brasil. Conheça acultura e o povo do Brasil. A mais nova obra de arte do diretor Mika Kaurismäki.

A equipe brasileira européia
Direção
Mika Kaurismäki

Script original
Mika Kaurismäki

Adaptação
Mika Kaurismäki
George Moura

Director de Fotografia
Jacques Cheuiche

Montadora
Karen Harley

Técnico de som
Cristiano Maciel

Sound design
Uwe Dresch
Robert Faust

Mixagem
Tobias Fleig

Executive Producer (Arte)
Hans Robert Eisenhauer

Produtora
Phoebe Clarke

Co-Produtores
Frank Scharf
Joachim Ortmanns
Mika Kaurismäki

Produtores associados
Eila Werning (YLE TV1)
Marco Antônio Coelho (TV Cultura)
Mário Borgnerth (TV Cultura)
Roberto Batista Viana
Marcelo Bresser
Lothar Mattner (WDR)

Apoiado pelo
Ministério da Cultura, Brazil
Lei do Audiovisual
(BNDES, Wella do Brasil, Agfa do Brasil, Helisul)
Lei Rouanet (Petrobras Distribuidora)
-
Filmstiftung NRW, Cologne
AVEK, Helsinki

Interpretes na ordem de sua aparência
Grupo Fleêtwtxya
Children Fulni-ô
Grupo Fethxa
Setka
Band Fulni-ô
Tavares da Gaita
João do Pífano
Silvério Pessoa
Banda de Pífanos de Caruaru
Jacinto Silva
Cambina Brasileira
Maracatus Rurais de Pernambuco
Mestre Salustiano
Antônio and Gabriel Nôbrega
Zé Neguinho do Coco
Caju and Castanha
Daruê Malungo
Majê Molê
Afoxé Alafin Oyô
Afoxé Oxum Pandá
Grupo Cultural Bagunçaço
Margareth Menezes
Walter Alfaiate
Seu Jorge
Gabriel Moura
Dona Zélia
Velha Guarda da Mangueira
Quincas
Ivo Meirelles
Funk ‘n Lata
Zenith

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Alemanha / Brasil / Finlândia 2002, 35 mm, Cor, 105 min.

copyright 2002


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MORO NO BRASIL ist ein musikalisches Roadmovie, eine mitreißende und leidenschaftliche Dokumentation über die vielfältigen Spielarten brasilianischer Musik - jenseits von Samba und Bossa Nova.

MORO NO BRASIL - "Ich lebe in Brasilien" - lautet Kaurismäkis Bekenntnis. Vor gut zehn Jahren fand er in Brasilien eine zweite Heimat, und der musikalische Reichtum des Landes faszinierte ihn. Seine Auswahl an Musikern und Stilen ist eine ganz persönliche, sie konzentriert sich auf die Musik der Straße und vermittelt die Authentizität und Lebensfreude der Menschen aus seiner Wahlheimat.

Brasilianische Musik ist so multikulturell wie die Einflüsse, die das Land seit der Kolonialisierung vor gut 500 Jahren prägten. Die indigenen Ursprünge sowie die kulturellen Traditionen der afrikanischen und europäischen Einwanderer spiegeln sich in der Vielfalt der Instrumente, der Rhythmen und der Musikstile des riesigen Landes mit seinen 170 Millionen Einwohnern.

Gedreht wurde einen heißen tropischen Sommer lang. Stimmungsvolle Bilder von Landschaften, die schon die Dichter des Landes inspirierten, verleihen MORO NO BRASIL einen besonderen Zauber. Die musikalische Vielfalt, die farbenprächtigen Kostüme, aber auch der spontane Ausdruck, die Lebensfreude und die Gelassenheit der Menschen in MORO NO BRASIL machen Kaurismäkis Dokumentation zu einem Film für Kopf und Bauch, für Herz und Verstand.

2002
ein Film von Mika Kaurismäki

Eine Koproduktion von LICHTBLICK Film
mit Magnatel, Marianna Film, arte, YLE TV 1, TV Cultura
in Zusammenarbeit mit Ministério da Cultura Lei do Audiovisual, Ministério da Cultura Apoio Cultural, Filmstiftung NRW und AVEK

35mm / 105 Minuten / Dolby SR / Farbe


Das europäisch-brasilianische Filmteam

Regie
Mika Kaurismäki

Buch
Mika Kaurismäki

Drehbuch
Mika Kaurismäki
George Moura

Kamera
Jacques Cheuiche

Schnitt
Karen Harley

Ton
Cristiano Maciel

Sound design
Uwe Dresch
Robert Faust

Mischung
Tobias Fleig

Executive Producer (Arte)
Hans Robert Eisenhauer

Produzentin
Phoebe Clarke

Koproduzenten
Frank Scharf
Joachim Ortmanns
Mika Kaurismäki

Associate Producers
Eila Werning (YLE TV1)
Marco Antônio Coelho (TV Cultura)
Mário Borgnerth (TV Cultura)
Roberto Batista Viana
Marcelo Bresser
Lothar Mattner (WDR)

Gefördert von
Ministério da Cultura, Brazil
Lei do Audiovisual
(BNDES, Wella do Brasil, Agfa do Brasil, Helisul)
Lei Rouanet (Petrobras Distribuidora)
-
Filmstiftung NRW, Cologne
AVEK, Helsinki

Mitwirkende in der Reihenfolge ihres Auftretens
Grupo Fleêtwtxya
Children Fulni-ô
Grupo Fethxa
Setka
Band Fulni-ô
Tavares da Gaita
João do Pífano
Silvério Pessoa
Banda de Pífanos de Caruaru
Jacinto Silva
Cambina Brasileira
Maracatus Rurais de Pernambuco
Mestre Salustiano
Antônio and Gabriel Nôbrega
Zé Neguinho do Coco
Caju and Castanha
Daruê Malungo
Majê Molê
Afoxé Alafin Oyô
Afoxé Oxum Pandá
Grupo Cultural Bagunçaço
Margareth Menezes
Walter Alfaiate
Seu Jorge
Gabriel Moura
Dona Zélia
Velha Guarda da Mangueira
Quincas
Ivo Meirelles
Funk ‘n Lata
Zenith

Deutschland / Brasilien / Finnland 2002, 35 mm, Farbe, 105 min.

copyright 2002