Carnaval Brasil — Anos 40
MovieTitle | Carnaval Brasil — Anos 40 |
User score | 0 |
Release date | Feb 1, 1985 |
Genre | Documentary |
Director | Pierre Verger |
Production country | Brazil |
Production companies | Manduri 35, Corrupio Vídeo |
Run time | 10 min. |
Documentary about Carnival, narrated by anthropologist and photographer Pierre Verger, who came to Brazil in the 1940s. Video tells the origins of Carnival in Salvador, with the Blocos and Afoxés, and the traditions of frevo and maracatu in Recife, with notable images from the Verger archive.