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Merije
11/6/2009 8:00 PM at Moma - The Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53 Street New York, NY 10019, New York, 10019
Cost: Sold Out
http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/films/978
Premiere Brazil! 2009
July 16, 2009–August 3, 2009
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Premiere Brazil! 2009, the seventh annual collaboration between MoMA and the Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival, introduces New York audiences to original and compelling films by both new and established Brazilian filmmakers. The exhibition’s opening-night screening is the U.S. premiere of acclaimed director Bruno Barreto’s Last Stop 174, a tender and suspenseful story of human tragedy and loss set in Rio de Janeiro. Also featured are eight seminal works by Eduardo Coutinho, Brazil’s master of documentary filmmaking. Highly regarded for their formally distinguished and innovative style, Coutinho’s influential films highlight the amazing storytelling abilities of ordinary people. The Coutinho retrospective includes the world premiere of his latest film, Moscow. The festival’s annual selection of classic films celebrates the centenary of one of Brazil’s most popular composers, Villa Lobos, with a screening of the rare 1937 Humberto Mauro film The Discovery of Brazil, which features a beautiful Lobos score. Several music-filled documentaries featuring Brazil’s most beloved contemporary poets and performers form a significant component of this year’s festival, which also includes live performances of Brazilian music in the Museum’s Sculpture Garden, presented as part of MoMA Thursday Nights. All films are from Brazil and in Portuguese with English subtitles. Most first screenings will be introduced by the filmmaker(s).
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Organized by Jytte Jensen, Curator, Department of Film, The Museum of Modern Art; and Ilda Santiago, Director, the Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival.
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The exhibition is generously supported by George Gund III and Iara Lee; Marjorie Andrade; the Brazilian Ministry of Culture/Secretaria do Audiovisual; the Consulate General of Brazil in New York; and TAM Airlines. Additional thanks to Moleskine, Leblon Cachaça, and Vita Coco.
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FILM SCREENINGS & EVENTS
Beyond Ipanema: Ondas brasileiras na música global (Beyond Ipanema: Brazilian Waves in Global Music)
2009. Brazil/USA. Guto Barra, Béco Dranoff. 89 min.
Friday, July 17, 2009, 8:00 p.m. , T1 (Introduced by Barra and Dranoff)
Sold Out
Sunday, July 26, 2009, 5:30 p.m. , T1
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