Janis Ian: Breaking Silence vs Nelson Cavaquinho
Nelson Cavaquinho has the higher audience score (8.8/10 against 5.3/10 for Janis Ian: Breaking Silence). Nelson Cavaquinho is the older of the two (1969 against 2025). Both are documentary, music movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Janis Ian: Breaking Silence
Nelson Cavaquinho| Janis Ian: Breaking Silence | Nelson Cavaquinho | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.3/10 | ★ 8.8/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 1969 |
| Length | – | 15m |
| Genres | Documentary, History, Music | Documentary, Music |
| Country | – | Brazil |
| Director | Varda Bar-Kar | Leon Hirszman |
| Main cast | Jean Smart, Lily Tomlin, Laurie Metcalf, Joan Baez, Janis Ian | Nelson Cavaquinho |
Synopsis
Janis Ian: Breaking Silence
In 1965, Janis Ian, a 14-year-old singer-songwriter from New Jersey, wrote “Society’s Child” about an interracial relationship. Recorded and released a year later, the song launched Ian's career, but its subject matter ignited controversy, even resulting in death threats. The fallout plunged Ian into an emotional tailspin–and yet a few years later she emerged from the ashes with an even bigger hit, “At Seventeen.” Over six decades, Janis Ian…
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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