Songs
Dec 09 2011
•2h 31m
•Documentary, Music
Simple, emotionally compelling documentary that delves into the songs that hold meaning in people's lives. It is composed of 18 sessions where the director engages his subjects in conversation about the song they picked. The end product is deeply personal stories about music and its intimate connection to memory, love, loss, self-discovery, regret, death, and life.
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Sonia Regina do Nascimento
Self
Déa Franco
Self
Gilmar Altamiro
Self
José Barbosa
Self
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