Tropicália
“Silence is not an option.”
Set against the turbulent atmosphere of the 1960s, Tropicália is a feature length documentary exploring the Brazilian artistic movement known as Tropicália, and the struggle its artists endured to protect their right to freely express revolutionary thought against the traditional Brazilian music of that time.
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Cast
24 people
Rogério Duarte
Self
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Talking Cinema
Gilberto Gil
Self
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The Mandarin
Caetano Veloso
Self
Known for
Talk to Her
Tom Zé
Self
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Wood & Stock: Sex, Oregano and Rock'n'Roll
Saturday
Sérgio Dias
Self
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The Amorous Ones
Naked Star
Arnaldo Baptista
Self
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The Amorous Ones
O Som Alucinante
Sidney Miller
Self (archive footage)
Known for
Dungeons & Dragons
Yours, Mine and Ours
Nara Leão
Self (archive footage)
Also in
When Carnaval Comes
The Heirs
Maria Bethânia
Self (archive footage)
Also in
When Carnaval Comes
Maria Bethânia: Noite Luzidia
Glauber Rocha
Self (archive footage)
Also in
Claro
Anabazys: O Terceiro Testamento de Glauber Rocha
José Celso Martinez Corrêa
Self (archive footage)
Also in
Embodiment of Evil
Fédro
Hélio Oiticica
Self (archive footage)
Also in
Lágrima Pantera: A Míssil
Câncer
Marcelo Machado Director · Di Moretti Screenplay
First release September 14, 2012 · Produced in Brazil · Production Bossa Nova Films, Mojo Pictures
Production
Americas Film Conservancy
Production
Bossa Nova Films
Production
Mojo Pictures
Production
Brazil
Produced in
Languages
Original language
Portuguese
Spoken on screen
Portuguese
Release dates
Brazil · September 14, 2012
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
United Kingdom
July 7, 2013 · Theatrical
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