The Samba Poet
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Ricardo Van Steen
Rafael Raposo
Camila Pitanga
Paulo César Peréio
Roberta Rodrigues
Flavio Bauraqui
Film Details
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Synopsis
At 17, Noel Rosa is a funny guy with a twisted chin who likes improvising sarcastic poems for his friends. He studies medicine and plays in a local band with other boys from his neighborhood. A middle-class white guy, he prefers the friendship of black guys from the other side of the tracks, factory girls and hookers. Between declarations of love and samba duels, the irreverent Samba Philosopher sidesteps his professors, family and even the police to live an intense life buoyed along by monumental quantities of cigarettes and alcohol. Until that is, an illness that is too powerful for the medicines of the era complicates his life.
Director
Ricardo Van Steen
Cast
Rafael Raposo
Camila Pitanga
Paulo César Peréio
Roberta Rodrigues
Flavio Bauraqui
Jonathan Haagensen
Rui Rezende
Rodrigo Amim
Fabrizio Fasano
Laura Lustosa
Wilson Das Neves
Carol Bezerra
Milton Filho
Lidiane Borges
Mario Broder
Pedro Miranda
Cristiano Gualda
Eduardo Galotti
Rodrigo Lima
Daniel De Castro
Crew
Claudio Amaral Peixoto
Miriam Biderman
Paulo Dantas
Carlos Didier
Marcia Faria
Rosa Fernandez
Luis Filipe De Lima
Pedro Lima
Arto Lindsay
Umberto Martins
Joao Maximo
Carlos Paiva
Daniela Pereira
Persio Pisani
Ricardo Reis
Paulo Ricardo
Bia Salgado
Isabelle Tanugi
Marcelo Torres
Paulo Veiner
Pedro Vicente
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Miscellaneous Notes
Based on the book "Noel Rosa: Uma Biografia" by Carlos Didier and Joao Maximo; published by Editora UnB in 1990.
