Movie: Cantos de Trabalho

  • HomePage

  • Overview

    Musical rhythms inspired by work activities. Between 1974 and 1976, Leon Hirszman held three documentaries produced by the MEC about the songs of the rural workers in northeastern Brazil. In the trilogy, there is the documentation of the work songs of sugar cane, in Feira de Santana, the growers of cocoa, in Itabuna, and team workers in Chã Preta.

  • Release Date

    1955-01-02

  • Average

    0

  • Rating:

    0.0 starts
  • Tagline

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    Português

Recommendations Movies

Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me
85%

Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me(en)

2022-11-04

After years in the limelight, Selena Gomez achieves unimaginable stardom. But just as she reaches a new peak, an unexpected turn pulls her into darkness. This uniquely raw and intimate documentary spans her six-year journey into a new light.

Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese
70%

Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese(en)

2019-06-11

Part documentary, part concert film, part fever dream, this film captures the troubled spirit of America in 1975 and the joyous music that Dylan performed during the fall of that year.

One Direction: This Is Us
82%

One Direction: This Is Us(en)

2013-08-20

"One Direction: This Is Us" is a captivating and intimate all-access look at life on the road for the global music phenomenon. Weaved with stunning live concert footage, this inspiring feature film tells the remarkable story of Niall, Zayn, Liam, Harry and Louis' meteoric rise to fame, from their humble hometown beginnings and competing on the X-Factor, to conquering the world and performing at London’s famed O2 Arena. Hear it from the boys themselves and see through their own eyes what it's really like to be One Direction.

Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon
79%

Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon(en)

2011-11-02

See Michael Jackson, one of the most recognizable and popular entertainers of all time, like never before in the feature-length tribute Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon. Known to millions of fans worldwide for his record-breaking albums, groundbreaking music videos, mesmerizing dance moves and humanitarian efforts, his true story has never really been told...until now. This unprecedented look into the King of Pop's fascinating life includes all-new interviews with his mother Katherine Jackson as well as siblings Tito and Rebbie Jackson, family, friends and music legends such as Smokey Robinson, Dionne Warwick and many more.

Bad 25
73%

Bad 25(en)

2012-10-19

Spike Lee pays tribute to Michael Jackson's Bad on the twenty-fifth anniversary of the epochal album, offering behind-the-scenes footage of Jackson recording the album and interviews with confidants, musicians, choreographers, and such music-world superstars as Kanye West, Sheryl Crow, Cee Lo Green and Mariah Carey.

Travis Scott: Look Mom I Can Fly
68%

Travis Scott: Look Mom I Can Fly(en)

2019-08-28

While crafting his Grammy-nominated album "Astroworld," Travis Scott juggles controversy, fatherhood and career highs in this intimate documentary.

Justin Bieber's Believe
70%

Justin Bieber's Believe(en)

2013-12-19

A backstage and on-stage look at Justin Bieber during his rise to super stardom.

The Last Waltz
77%

The Last Waltz(en)

1978-04-26

Martin Scorsese's documentary intertwines footage from The Band's incredible farewell tour with probing backstage interviews and featured performances by Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, and other rock legends.

Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell
72%

Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell(en)

2021-03-01

Christopher Wallace, AKA The Notorious B.I.G., remains one of Hip-Hop’s icons, renowned for his distinctive flow and autobiographical lyrics. This documentary celebrates his life via rare behind-the-scenes footage and the testimonies of his closest friends and family.

20 Feet from Stardom
72%

20 Feet from Stardom(en)

2013-06-14

Backup singers live in a world that lies just beyond the spotlight. Their voices bring harmony to the biggest bands in popular music, but we've had no idea who these singers are or what lives they lead, until now.

Emicida: AmarElo - It's All for Yesterday
86%

Emicida: AmarElo - It's All for Yesterday(pt)

2020-12-08

Between scenes from his concert in São Paulo's oft-inaccessible Theatro Municipal, rapper and activist Emicida celebrates the rich legacy of Black Brazilian culture.

That's Entertainment, Part II
70%

That's Entertainment, Part II(en)

1976-05-16

Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire present more golden moments from the MGM film library, this time including comedy and drama as well as classic musical numbers.

The Velvet Underground
68%

The Velvet Underground(en)

2021-10-15

Experience the iconic rock band's legacy in the first major documentary to tell their story. Directed with the era’s avant-garde spirit by Todd Haynes, this kaleidoscopic oral history combines exclusive interviews with dazzling archival footage.

Katy Perry: Part of Me
72%

Katy Perry: Part of Me(en)

2012-06-28

Giving fans unprecedented access to the real life of the music sensation, Katy Perry: Part of Me exposes the hard work, dedication and phenomenal talent of a girl who remained true to herself and her vision in order to achieve her dreams. Featuring rare behind-the-scenes interviews, personal moments between Katy and her friends, and all-access footage of rehearsals, choreography, Katy’s signature style and more, Katy Perry: Part of Me reveals the singer’s unwavering belief that if you can be yourself, then you can be anything.

Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert
59%

Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert(en)

2008-02-01

In this concert film, 'Hannah Montana' star Miley Cyrus performs a slew of hit songs, including 'Just Like You' and 'Life's What You Make It.'

Beware of Mr. Baker
74%

Beware of Mr. Baker(en)

2012-11-28

Ginger Baker is known for playing in Cream and Blind Faith, but the world's greatest drummer didn’t hit his stride until 1972, when he arrived in Nigeria and discovered Fela Kuti's Afrobeat. After leaving Nigeria, Ginger returned to his pattern of drug-induced self-destruction, and countless groundbreaking musical works, eventually settling in South Africa, where the 73-year-old lives with his young bride and 39 polo ponies. This documentary includes interviews with Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Carlos Santana and more. Beware of Mr. Baker! With every smash of the drum is a man smashing his way through life.

God Bless Ozzy Osbourne
78%

God Bless Ozzy Osbourne(en)

2011-04-24

Featuring never before seen footage uncovered from the archives and interviews with Paul McCartney, Tommy Lee and others, God Bless Ozzy Osbourne is the first documentary to take viewers inside the complex mind of rock's great icon.

The Who: The Kids Are Alright
73%

The Who: The Kids Are Alright(en)

1979-06-15

Through concert performances and interviews, this film offers us a comprehensive look at the British pioneer rock group, The Who. It captures their zany craziness and outrageous antics from the initial formation of the group in 1964 to 1978. It notably features the band's last performance with long-term drummer Keith Moon, filmed at Shepperton Studios in May 1978, three months before his death.

Racionais MC's: From the Streets of São Paulo
83%

Racionais MC's: From the Streets of São Paulo(pt)

2022-10-20

Armed with music and a message, influential hip-hop group Racionais MC's turned their street poetry into a powerful movement in Brazil and beyond.

The Last Repair Shop
75%

The Last Repair Shop(en)

2024-02-16

In a warehouse in the heart of Los Angeles, a dwindling handful of devoted craftspeople maintain more than 80,000 student musical instruments, the largest remaining workshop in America of its kind. Meet four unforgettable characters whose broken-and-repaired lives have been dedicated to bringing so much more than music to the schoolchildren of this city.

Similar Movies

A Velha a Fiar
69%

A Velha a Fiar(pt)

1964-12-03

A Velha a Fiar illustrates a Brazilian folk song in which a being or entity is always predating another being, but is in its turn predated by some other animal, until the circle closes. It begins like this: an old woman is quietly weaving and a fly disturbs her; a spider eats the fly; a mouse eats the spider; a cat chases the mouse and so on...

Engenhos e Usinas
80%

Engenhos e Usinas(pt)

1955-01-01

A look at the now abandoned production farms, substituted by power plants.

Azulão e Pinhal
0%

Azulão e Pinhal(pt)

1948-01-01

A visual interpretation of Brazilian popular songs "Azulão" and "Pinhal".

Manhã Na Roça: O Carro de Bois
0%

Manhã Na Roça: O Carro de Bois(pt)

1956-01-01

A morning in the farm shown with a beautiful musical background.

Meus Oito Anos: Canto Escolar
100%

Meus Oito Anos: Canto Escolar(pt)

1956-01-02

A cinematographic interpretation of a Casimiro de Abreu poem.

Chuá-Chuá e Casinha Pequenina
0%

Chuá-Chuá e Casinha Pequenina(pt)

1945-01-01

The popular song Chuá Chuá, illustrated with scenes of rural life. Girl observes in window. A fountain drains water. A flower. The cattle grazing. River waters. Man seen from window of wattle and daub house. Girl hangs cage with bird. Man walks towards the gate. Ducks in river drink water. The popular song A Casinha Pequenina, illustrated with scenes from rural life. Hut surrounded by banana trees and a coconut tree. Children walk hand in hand, sit on the riverbank. Birds in cages. Again the little house and the vegetation that surrounds it, especially the coconut tree.

Aboio e Cantigas
0%

Aboio e Cantigas(pt)

1954-01-01

A cowboy uses songs to tame and gather his animals.

Rock the Kasbah
54%

Rock the Kasbah(en)

2015-10-22

A washed-up music producer finds one last shot at redemption with a golden-voiced young girl in Afghanistan. However, when jealousy gets the better of a disgruntled ex-boyfriend, he decides to oppose the young star with talent of his own.

The Contradictions of Fair Hope
50%

The Contradictions of Fair Hope(en)

2013-01-01

This unique documentary sets the stage in rural Alabama, prior to Emancipation, and traces the development, struggles, contributions and gradual loss of tradition of one of the last remaining African American benevolent societies.

Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media
0%

Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media(en)

2018-03-24

A documentary following the civil rights movement and how the media, in particular the burgeoning TV, was used to fight for equality in the 1960s. From Selma to Charlottesville, we also see how modern activists use today's technology to continue fighting injustice today.

Final Ascent: The Legend of Hamish MacInnes
0%

Final Ascent: The Legend of Hamish MacInnes(en)

2019-05-10

The legend of Hamish MacInnes began early. At 16 he climbed the Matterhorn. At 17 he built his first motor car – from scratch. He attempted Everest in 1953 with his friend Johnny Cunningham, and almost stole the peak before Hillary and Tenzing. As an explorer, expedition leader and engineer he achieved world fame. As inventor of the all metal ice axe, author of the International Mountain Rescue Handbook and founder of Glencoe Mountain Rescue he has been responsible for saving hundreds of lives, if not thousands. But at the age of 84, his accomplishments could not save him from being institutionalised against his will, suffering from delirium. After a spell in psychogeriatric detainment in a hospital in the Highlands of Scotland, during which he made many escape attempts – he emerged to find his memory gone. This film tells the story of his life by mirroring his greatest challenge: to recover his memories and rescue himself.

Shrutilayalu
73%

Shrutilayalu(te)

1987-07-27

The film revolves around Naidu, a Carnatic musician whose adopted sons become popular performers in the city. In their success, they disrespect their father and lose sight of his original ambition of building a music academy. Years later, Sita, the daughter-in-law of Naidu, brings these souls on track.

The Lancaster at War
53%

The Lancaster at War(en)

2009-07-25

The incredible story of the Avro Lancaster, one of the finest bombers of the Second World War, which played a crucial role in the long and savage campaign to defeat Hitler's Third Reich. This documentary features interviews with surviving veterans of Bomber Command, who share frank personal accounts of their part in an aerial battle of attrition which claimed the lives of 55'000 aircrew.

The Endless Summer
72%

The Endless Summer(en)

1966-06-15

Bruce Brown's The Endless Summer is one of the first and most influential surf movies of all time. The film documents American surfers Mike Hynson and Robert August as they travel the world during California’s winter (which, back in 1965 was off-season for surfing) in search of the perfect wave and ultimately, an endless summer.

9 Songs
55%

9 Songs(en)

2004-07-16

Matt, a young glaciologist, soars across the vast, silent, icebound immensities of the South Pole as he recalls his love affair with Lisa. They meet at a mobbed rock concert in a vast music hall - London's Brixton Academy. They are in bed at night's end. Together, over a period of several months, they pursue a mutual sexual passion whose inevitable stages unfold in counterpoint to nine live-concert songs.

Gimme Shelter
73%

Gimme Shelter(en)

1970-12-13

A detailed chronicle of the famous 1969 tour of the United States by the British rock band The Rolling Stones, which culminated with the disastrous and tragic concert held on December 6 at the Altamont Speedway Free Festival, an event of historical significance, as it marked the end of an era: the generation of peace and love suddenly became the generation of disillusionment.

Bob Dylan – Don't Look Back
74%

Bob Dylan – Don't Look Back(en)

1967-05-17

In this wildly entertaining vision of one of the twentieth century’s greatest artists, Bob Dylan is surrounded by teen fans, gets into heated philosophical jousts with journalists, and kicks back with fellow musicians Joan Baez, Donovan, and Alan Price.

Sajani Go Sajani
100%

Sajani Go Sajani(bn)

1991-10-11

Sudam, a music lover becomes the disciple of a singer Uddhav Das and marries his daughter, Kamli. Uddhav Das suffers from cancer and Sudam, without informing anyone, goes to Calcutta to earn money.

Lady Xian’s Noble Character and Heroic Spirit
0%

Lady Xian’s Noble Character and Heroic Spirit(en)

2017-11-24

A biographical drama about Lady Xian, revered as the “Holy Mother of Lingnan,” depicting her strict family ethics and campaign against corruption, set against historical events in southern China.

Shoot Don't Shoot
0%

Shoot Don't Shoot(en)

1982-01-01

An eye opening program to find out what its like to be a police officer facing the deadly force dilemma