A Well Spent Life vs Nelson Cavaquinho
Nelson Cavaquinho has the higher audience score (8.8/10 against 6.4/10 for A Well Spent Life). Nelson Cavaquinho is the shorter watch at 15m compared with 44m. Nelson Cavaquinho is the older of the two (1969 against 1971). Both are documentary, music movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| A Well Spent Life | Nelson Cavaquinho | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.4/10 | ★ 8.8/10 |
| Year | 1971 | 1969 |
| Length | 44m | 15m |
| Genres | Documentary, Music | Documentary, Music |
| Country | – | Brazil |
| Director | Les Blank, Skip Gerson | Leon Hirszman |
| Main cast | Mance Lipscomb, Elnora Lipscomb, Hattie Franklin, Alfred Franklin | Nelson Cavaquinho |
Synopsis
A Well Spent Life
A tribute to the Texas songster, Mance Lipscomb, considered by many to be the greatest guitarist of all time.
Nelson Cavaquinho
A short film of lovely poetic, observational elements and interviews with the famed samba singer/songwriter Nelson Antônio da Silva, whose adopted last name ‘Cavaquinho’ refers to the small guitar-like instrument that he played and used to compose his songs.
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