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Apolônio Brasil, Campeão da Alegria

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Original title

Year

2003

Running time

117 min.

Country

Brazil

Director

Hugo Carvana

Screenwriter

Mauro Wilson. Story: Joaquim Assis, Denise Bandeira, Hugo Carvana

Cast

Music

David Tygel

Cinematography

Nonato Estrela (B&W)

Producer

Mac Comunicação e Produção, Prefeitura Rio Filme. Distributor: RioFilme

Genre

Comedy. Drama. Musical | Music

Synopsis

Apolônio Brasil was a cult pianist who used to play in nightclubs in Rio de Janeiro, in the 1950s and 1960s. Quite a character, Apolônio was loved by women, idolized by his audience and friends, besides being extremely high-spirited and charming. For all that, his brain is removed after his death and becomes the center of a dispute among an American scientist, Dr. Bóris, who wants to study it, his friends and his son Paluca. The film is an attempt to pay homage to the nightlife in Rio de Janeiro of the 50s, and to the "chanchada" a genre of musical-comedy typically Brazilian.

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