Nelson Cavaquinho vs Spend It All
Nelson Cavaquinho has the higher audience score (8.8/10 against 6.6/10 for Spend It All). Nelson Cavaquinho is the shorter watch at 15m compared with 41m. Nelson Cavaquinho is the older of the two (1969 against 1972). Both are documentary, music movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Nelson Cavaquinho
Spend It All| Nelson Cavaquinho | Spend It All | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.8/10 | ★ 6.6/10 |
| Year | 1969 | 1972 |
| Length | 15m | 41m |
| Genres | Documentary, Music | Documentary, Music |
| Country | Brazil | United States of America |
| Director | Leon Hirszman | Les Blank |
| Main cast | Nelson Cavaquinho | Marc Savoy, Nathan Abshire |
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.
Spend It All
Another short documentary of "Real Food, Roots Music, and People Full of Passion for what they do!", Spend It All is Les Blank's spirited look at the French-speaking Cajun community of southwest Louisiana. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2013.
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