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Nossa Escola de Samba

1965 · 30 min

A warm, rhythmic look at community life building toward a joyful climax, like standing in the crowd as the drums swell.

Overview
A year in the life of a samba school, from the first rehearsals to the parade on the avenue.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • art
  • music
  • found family
  • work
  • trauma
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour3
Realism9
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness1
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Manuel Gimenez
Written by
Antonio Fernandes da Silveira
Starring
Arlindo Maximiano dos Santos
Cinematography
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Runtime
30 min
Country
Brazil
Languages
Portuguese

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