Mamonas Forever vs Nelson Cavaquinho
Nelson Cavaquinho has the higher audience score (8.8/10 against 7.5/10 for Mamonas Forever). Nelson Cavaquinho is the shorter watch at 15m compared with 1h 23m. Nelson Cavaquinho is the older of the two (1969 against 2009). Both are documentary, music movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Mamonas Forever | Nelson Cavaquinho | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.5/10 | ★ 8.8/10 |
| Year | 2009 | 1969 |
| Length | 1h 23m | 15m |
| Genres | Documentary, Music | Documentary, Music |
| Country | – | Brazil |
| Director | Cláudio Kahns | Leon Hirszman |
| Main cast | Dinho, Julio Cesar Rasec, Bento Hinoto, Sérgio Reoli, Samuel Reoli | Nelson Cavaquinho |
Synopsis
Mamonas Forever
In less than ten months, the music band Mamonas Assassinas went from being completely unknown to becoming one of the biggest phenomena in Brazilian music. Irreverent, intelligent, sarcastic and creative, the band took over Brazil and sold two million albums in just six months. Never-before-seen footage and interviews from family, friends, producers, and musicians tell the band’s story, their challenges, their rise to fame, and the tragic…
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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