O Mistério do Samba

2008 · 88 MIN · IMDB 7.9 · 74 VOTES · DIR. Carolina Jabor, Lula Buarque de Hollanda

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Overview

A film that depicts the everyday life and the beauty of Portela’s Old Folk – a group of veteran samba musicians who belong to one of Rio’s most revered samba schools, the one with the most first places and accolades in Rio’s Carnaval pageant. These old gentelmen’s and ladies’ musicality and poetry are unveiled through their simple, but rich and meaningful, every day life in Oswaldo Cruz, a quaint neighborhood in Rio’s North Zone, that serves both as set and as a main character in this story.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,174 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:57 "THE MISTERY OF SAMBA"
00:05:57 Paulo and Claudionor
00:10:55 Some of Portela's elders...
00:13:22 And they'll also hire Monarco and Luís
00:16:08 They thought I was a goodcuíca player...
00:19:57 Hugo!
00:22:46 - It 's "ambit". - What?
00:25:45 And drink so lwon't cry
00:28:58 We sang a samba...
00:32:51 and was in a smaller samba school.
00:36:45 Life is about Being born and blooming
00:39:56 I'm not sure if it was a reporter...
00:42:37 We found out!
00:47:09 Mom used to say
00:50:25 I collect two full retirement incomes...
00:53:06 for refrigerators and air-conditioners.
00:56:59 lwill say, you're mistaken
01:00:15 Fifty-some years.
01:02:45 I've made mistakes in life
01:06:05 And they fought with razorblades.
01:08:46 You go your way, I'll go my way".
01:12:30 And people applauded.
01:16:27 Singing minutes ago
01:21:34 Tell her I'm betteroff now

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,174
Dialogue density13.3 lines / min
First line00:00:57
Final line01:21:34

Production Record

DirectorCarolina Jabor, Lula Buarque de Hollanda
LanguagePortuguese
IMDb votes74