MOSTRA, 3 days under the sign of Brazil
During the festival, organized by Les Petits Écrans and Sarava, you must listen to the samba carioca of 4 singers from Rio de Janeiro, deeply rooted in…
João Cavalcanti, Moyséis Marques, Pedro Miranda, and Alfredo Del Penho already have solo careers in the four corners of the world, performing on the biggest stages of Brazil, the United States, Europe, and Japan. Their musical meeting with Desengaiola is a boon for music. They are the most creative instigators of the revival of samba carioca. Their concerts are of exceptional quality, as the harmonies between their voices are perfect. On tour in Europe in April 2025, they will perform in Le Pradet, invited by Sarava. Samba carioca refers to the samba of Rio de Janeiro. Best Album 2023 – Prix de la Musique Brésilienne. Nominated for the 2022 Grammy Latino – Best Samba Album. João Cavalcanti: vocals, percussion. Alfredo Del Penho: vocals, 7-string guitar. Moyséis Marques: vocals, cavaquinho, guitar. Pedro Miranda: vocals, pandeiro. https://lespetitsecrans.fr/ www.saravabrasil.com
FRIDAY, APRIL 11
Rio, 1971, under the military dictatorship. The Paiva family's large house, near the beach, is a haven of life, shared words, games, and encounters. Until the day when men of the regime come to arrest Rubens, the father of the family, who disappears without a trace. His wife Eunice and her five children will then lead a relentless fight to search for him. 8 p.m.: Opening cocktail. 8:30 p.m.: Screening of the film "Je suis toujours là". By Walter Salles with Fernanda Torres, Fernanda Montenegro.
SATURDAY, APRIL 12
The Yanomami, an indigenous tribe of the Brazilian Amazon, are waging a relentless struggle to preserve their territory and ancestral way of life in the face of the threat from the "people of merchandise". Through the powerful words of Davi Kopenawa, shaman and spokesperson for his community, the film offers a deep immersion into their cosmology and echoes an urgent call to save the forest and redefine our relationship with nature. 5 p.m.: Screening of the documentary "La chute du ciel", directed by Eryk Rocha and Gabriela Carneiro da Cunha. 7 p.m.: Discussion with Cynthia and Jacques Istria (doctors).
SUNDAY, APRIL 13
In the footsteps of Gilberto Gil during a European tour and then on vacation in Salvador, with flashbacks to his past as leader of the tropicalist movement and former minister of culture, the return of music to his life, through his life as a father of a large family and his passion to act for the happiness of people and to invest in the essential causes that have shaken the planet for three decades, this film plunges into the greatness of this man who "no longer wants to be important". 3 p.m.: Screening of the documentary "Gilberto Gil : le pouvoir de la musique". 4 p.m.: Discussion with director Dominique Dreyfus.
Cinéma Henri-Verneuil:
Impasse Albert Camus, La Coupiane - La Valettedu-Var.
Cinéma Francis-Veber:
Espace des Arts - 45 Esplanade des Arts - Le Pradet. Rates: Full €7 - Reduced: €6 (seniors over 60, CE, COS, people with disabilities). Subscribers: €5 (under 18s, students, job seekers, RSA recipients).
Bar and light refreshments. Rates: regular €14, reduced €12 (excluding booking fees). Ticketing: https://www.billetweb.fr/samba-le-pradet