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Samba

  • 1965
  • 1h 46m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
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Samba (1965)
DramaMusical

Brazilian singer Laura Monteiro is murdered in her dressing-room by her jealous lover João Fernandes de Oliveira when he discovered she was cheating on his with Assis and planning to escape ... Read allBrazilian singer Laura Monteiro is murdered in her dressing-room by her jealous lover João Fernandes de Oliveira when he discovered she was cheating on his with Assis and planning to escape from him and go to Buenos Aires with Assis. Meanwhile, Belén Moreira, who lives in Favela ... Read allBrazilian singer Laura Monteiro is murdered in her dressing-room by her jealous lover João Fernandes de Oliveira when he discovered she was cheating on his with Assis and planning to escape from him and go to Buenos Aires with Assis. Meanwhile, Belén Moreira, who lives in Favela do Salgueiro and is a dead ringer for Laura, goes to Copacabana with her boyfriend Paulo. ... Read all

  • Director
    • Rafael Gil
  • Writers
    • Jesús María de Arozamena
    • Rafael Gil
    • José López Rubio
  • Stars
    • Sara Montiel
    • Marc Michel
    • Fosco Giachetti
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    80
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Rafael Gil
    • Writers
      • Jesús María de Arozamena
      • Rafael Gil
      • José López Rubio
    • Stars
      • Sara Montiel
      • Marc Michel
      • Fosco Giachetti
    • 3User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Sara Montiel in Samba (1965)
    Sara Montiel in Samba (1965)
    Sara Montiel in Samba (1965)
    Antonia Marzullo and Sara Montiel in Samba (1965)
    Marc Michel and Sara Montiel in Samba (1965)
    Fosco Giachetti and Sara Montiel in Samba (1965)
    Sara Montiel and Zeni Pereira in Samba (1965)
    Marc Michel and Antonio Pitanga in Samba (1965)
    Sara Montiel and Zeni Pereira in Samba (1965)
    Fosco Giachetti and Sara Montiel in Samba (1965)
    Sara Montiel in Samba (1965)
    Sara Montiel and Zeni Pereira in Samba (1965)

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    Sara Montiel
    Sara Montiel
    • Belén…
    Marc Michel
    Marc Michel
    • Paulo
    Fosco Giachetti
    Fosco Giachetti
    • João Fernandes de Oliveira
    Carlos Alberto
    Carlos Alberto
    • Assis
    José Prada
    José Prada
    • Oliveira's lawyer
    • (as Jose Prada)
    Zeni Pereira
    Zeni Pereira
    • Trinidad
    Eliezer Gomes
    • Negro gangster
    Antonio Pitanga
    • Paulo's friend
    • (as Antonio Sampaio)
    Álvaro Aguiar
    • White gangster
    • (as Alvaro Aguiar)
    José Policena
      Antonia Marzullo
      • Belén's grandmother
      Grande Otelo
      Grande Otelo
      • Freitas
      Arlindo Rodrigues
      • Self…
      Leila Adiles
        Ernesto Alves
          Nestor de Montemar
            Moacyr Deriquém
            Moacyr Deriquém
            • Copacabana seducer
            • (uncredited)
            Wilson Grey
            Wilson Grey
            • Man in samba school committee
            • (uncredited)
            • Director
              • Rafael Gil
            • Writers
              • Jesús María de Arozamena
              • Rafael Gil
              • José López Rubio
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              Leila Adiles's debut.
            • Soundtracks
              Nadie me ama
              ("Ninguém me Ama")

              Written by Haroldo Lobo (as Lobo)

              Arranged and conducted by Gregorio García Segura

              Spanish lyrics by A. Maria, Gregorio García Segura (as Gª Segura) and Manuel Salina (as Salina)

              Performed by Sara Montiel

              Recorded by Hispavox

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            5/10
            A Kitsch, Tacky and Funny Stereotypical View of Rio de Janeiro by Hollywood
            The Brazilian singer Laura Monteiro (Sara Montiel) is murdered in her dressing-room by her jealous lover João Fernandes de Oliveira (Fosco Giachetti) that discovered that she was cheating him with Assis (Carlos Alberto) and she intends to escape from him traveling to Buenos Aires with Assis.

            Meanwhile, Belén Moreira (Sara Montiel), who lives in Favela do Salgueiro and is a dead ringer of Laura, goes to Copacabana with her boyfriend Paulo (Marc Michel). Two gangsters of a gang that smuggles precious stones sewn in Carnival costumes see Belén and they force the President of the Salgueiro Samba School to invite Belén to perform Chica da Silva in the Carnival parade. Her costume is prepared with real precious stones to be smuggled to Europe.

            "Samba" is a kitsch, tacky and funny stereotypical view of Rio de Janeiro by Hollywood. A couple of years ago I saw "Olhar Estrangeiro", a documentary by Brazilian director Lúcia Murat that made a great research about the clichés and stereotypes of the cinema industry about Brazil and Rio de Janeiro through footages of about eighteen movies entwined with interviews of personalities related to them.

            "Samba" has a completely messy and non-sense story and shows Rio de Janeiro in an parallel universe created by Hollywood, where Brazilian speak Spanish instead of Portuguese; Sara Montiel is a mulatto with the incredible name Belén that does not exist in our vocabulary in Portuguese and sings samba in the rhythm of rumba. The landscape of Rio de Janeiro in the initial credits is very old, probably many years before 1965.

            The good points that make this film worth watching are the nostalgic view of Rio de Janeiro, Brasília and Bahia in 1965; the musical numbers by Sara Montiel in a strong accent in Spanish; the credited and uncredited cameos of the actors Antonio Pitanga, Grande Otelo, Wilson Grey and the singer Ciro Monteiro, all of them dubbed in Spanish. My vote is five.

            Title (Brazil): "Samba"
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            • Apr 20, 2012

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            • Release date
              • January 28, 1965 (Mexico)
            • Countries of origin
              • Spain
              • Brazil
            • Language
              • Spanish
            • Also known as
              • Самба
            • Filming locations
              • Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
            • Production companies
              • Condor Filmes
              • Suevia Films - Cesáreo González
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            • Runtime
              1 hour 46 minutes
            • Sound mix
              • Mono

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