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A 2023 animated docudrama film about the disappearance of Brazilian pianist Tenório Jr. in 1976. Starring Jeff Goldblum as a music journalist, the film features interviews with Bossa Nova legends and a soundtrack of their songs.
Oct 6, 2023 · A celebratory origin story of the world-renowned Latino musical movement Bossa Nova, They Shot The Piano Player captures a fleeting time bursting with creative freedom at a turning point in Latin American history in the 60s and 70s, just before the continent was engulfed by totalitarian regimes.
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- Animation, Drama, History
- Javier Mariscal, Fernando Trueba
- 2023-10-06
Feb 23, 2024 · Fernando Trueba directs a film about Francisco Tenorio Júnior, a keyboardist who vanished in 1976 in Argentina under the military dictatorship. The film combines interviews, music, and animation to explore his life, work, and legacy.
While writing a book on bossa nova, an American journalist uncovers the story of a missing musician and delves into Latin America's troubled past. Watch trailers & learn more.
A celebratory origin story of the world-renowned Latino musical movement Bossa Nova, They Shot The Piano Player captures a fleeting time bursting with creative freedom at a turning point in...
- (47)
- Fernando Trueba, Javier Mariscal
- PG-13
- Drama, Music, Animation, Musical
Nov 8, 2023 · Directed by: Fernando Trueba and Javier MariscalStarring: Jeff GoldblumA New York music journalist goes on a quest to uncover the truth behind the mysterious...
- 2 min
- 58.4K
- Sony Pictures Classics
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THEY SHOT THE PIANO PLAYER. It’s 2010 and Jeff Harris, a journalist from New York, has just published a piece in The New Yorker on the 50 years of Bossa Nova.