Nelson Cavaquinho vs Shine a Light

Nelson Cavaquinho has the higher audience score (8.8/10 against 6.8/10 for Shine a Light). Nelson Cavaquinho is the shorter watch at 15m compared with 2h 2m. Nelson Cavaquinho is the older of the two (1969 against 2008). Both are documentary, music movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Nelson Cavaquinho posterNelson Cavaquinho1969 VS Shine a Light posterShine a Light2008
Nelson CavaquinhoShine a Light
Audience score★ 8.8/10★ 6.8/10
Year19692008
Length15m2h 2m
GenresDocumentary, MusicDocumentary, Music
CountryBrazil–
DirectorLeon HirszmanMartin Scorsese
Main castNelson CavaquinhoKeith Richards, Martin Scorsese, Jack White, Bill Clinton, Christina Aguilera

Synopsis

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.

Shine a Light

Martin Scorsese and the Rolling Stones unite in "Shine A Light," a look at The Rolling Stones." Scorsese filmed the Stones over a two-day period at the intimate Beacon Theater in New York City in fall 2006. Cinematographers capture the raw energy of the legendary band.

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