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A Night in 67

A Night in 67

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jul 30, 2010

Runtime

1h 25m

Genres

Documentary, Music, History

User Score

70%

Original Title

Uma Noite em 67

Production Companies

VideoFilmes

Director

Ricardo Calil

Description

In the 1970s, "festivals" were incredibly popular in Brazil, as they were recorded before a live studio audience, and usually featured a number of elimination rounds. They also formed the springboard for the career of many a big-name stars, such as Chico Buarque, Caetano Veloso, Roberto Carlos and Gilberto Gil. Appearing on such a program was no cakewalk, however: audiences could be as wild in their condemnation as in their appreciation of an artist. Extensive archive footage (including performances and behind-the-scenes interviews) from the turbulent final evening of the Festival of Brazilian Popular Music 1967 paints a fascinating picture, not only of the transformation of Brazilian music into real "festival" music, but also of a society starting to buck against the yoke of military rule.