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Antonia
Brazil, 2006, 90 min.
Dynamic, vibrant and life-affirming, Tata Amaral’s third feature, Antonia, describes the ups and downs of a group of female rappers living on the outskirts of São Paulo. Their love of performing and creating music together—despite the many obstacles presented by being poor, black and female... more
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Antonio Vivaldi: A Prince in Venice
France, 2006, 95 min.
Infamous in his lifetime not just for his music, but also for his non-conformity, Vivaldi’s genius influenced the shape of musical development long after his death. Made in cooperation with Virgin Music, this sumptuous, unconventional portrait of the composer offers a feast of riches for the eye and... more
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El Benny
Cuba, 2006, 120 min.
Cuba’s Oscar entry El Benny is based on the life of the famous Cuban musician, Benny Moré. The debut feature by writer/director Jorge Luis Sanchez features new versions of Morés songs performed by contemporary musicians including Chucho Valdes, Juan Formell, Haila and Orishas.... more
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Gypsy Caravan
USA, 2006, 110 min.
Part concert film and part sociological study, this documentary travels between concert venues and cultures to give us an inside look at Gypsy music. With Macedonian diva Esma Redzepova, traditional Indian troupe Maharaja, Romanian groups Fanfare Ciocarlia and Taraf de Haidouks, and the Antonio El P... more
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The Legend of Time
Spain, 2006, 113 min.
An intriguing and compelling blend of documentary and fiction, The Legend of Time is inspired by flamenco-music legend 'Camaron.’ The lives of a young gypsy teenager on the island of Camaron’s home and a twenty-something Japanese woman who has impulsively moved to the same place are intertwin... more
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Maroa
Venezuela, 2006, 102 min.
Great performances from the young cast highlight this hard-hitting melodrama. 11-year-old Maroa struggles with the lure of the Caracas streets and a fractious life at home with her violent granny. When arrested and sent to reform school, the youth orchestra teacher brings her out of her shell.... more
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The Page Turner
France, 2006, 85 min.
Mélanie, a butcher’s daughter, has a passion for piano. Though failing to be accepted into a piano Conservatory, she meets a well-known pianist, Mrs. Fouchécourt, and is employed as her page-turner. Based on an ‘out-of-tune’ note of latent revenge, this disturbing encounter of two icy feminine chara... more
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Shut up and Sing
USA, 2006, 99 min.
Barbara Kopple and Cecilia Peck document the scandal that dogged, and nearly destroyed, The Dixie Chicks after they criticized the president in 2003 in a quip heard around the world, as well as the group’s miraculous come back in producing their number-one selling album “Taking the Long Way” in 2005... more
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Two Hands
USA, 2006, 18 min.
Director Nathaniel Kahn’s short-listed documentary Two Hands features pianist Leon Fleisher, who, at the height of his career lost the ability to play with his right hand... more
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Vitus
Switzerland, 2006, 120 min.
Vitus is a child cursed with early genius: he can play the piano and consume entire sets of encyclopedias, but all he wants is a normal life, puttering about with his eccentric grandfather (Bruno Ganz). Parental pressure eventually forces this precocious child to take a leap into the unknown.... more
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Waves
Italy, 2005, 94 min.
Debuting writer/director Francisco Fei uses a nonchronological structure, woven with dreams and memories, to give an impressionistic picture of the relationship between Luka, a blind atonal musician and Francesca, a woman whose face is marred by a large birthmark on her cheek. Their successes and fa... more
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The Yacoubian Building
Egypt, 2006, 161 min.
Egypt’s most ambitious and audacious movie surveys a microcosm of Cairo society by following the colorful occupants of a once dignified apartment building and their interconnected searches for love, pleasure and honor. Best First Feature, Tribeca Film Festival.... more
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