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Monday, November 14, 2011

Dzi Croquettes 2009

Dzi Croquettes

Raphael Alvarez, Tatiana Issa
Brazil
English, French, Portuguese
2009
Documentary, Biography, Drama, Music, Musical
110min
Norma Bengell, Maria Zilda Bethlem, César Camargo Mariano, Pedro Cardoso, Miguel Falabella, Betty Faria, Jorge Fernando, Aderbal Freire Filho, Gilberto Gil, Ron Lewis, Elke Maravilha, Ney Matogrosso, Luís Carlos Miele, Liza Minnelli, Nelson Motta

A trajetória do irreverente grupo carioca Dzi Croquettes, que marcou o cenário artístico brasileiro nos anos 70. O conjunto contestava a ditadura por meio do deboche e da ironia e defendia a quebra de tabus sociais e sexuais. O grupo é lembrado por depoimentos de artistas e amigos como Liza Minnelli, Ron Lewis, Gilberto Gil, Nelson Motta, Marília Pêra, Ney Matogrosso, Betty Faria, José Possi Neto, Miéle, Jorge Fernando, César Camargo Mariano, Cláudia Raia, Miguel Falabella, Pedro Cardoso e Norma Bengell.

The Dzi Croquettes - A Brazilian theater group that through talent, irony and humor confronted the Brazilian government and its violent dictatorship. They were banned and censored by the military regime and yet revolutionized the gay movement worldwide changing Theater and Dance language to an entire generation. Their history embraces Brazilian pop culture of the 1970's and 1980's, the violent years of dictatorship in Brazil, the sexual revolution, the beginning of the AIDS era and, above all, the enormous legacy that would remain unforgettable to every single person that had the opportunity to see their work. They were loved and admired by luminaries such as Mick Jagger, Jeanne Moreau, Omar Sharif, Maurice Béjart, Josephine Baker and Liza Minnelli, who became a personal friend and played a major role in bringing them to Paris and subsequently to fame. The director's father (Américo Issa) worked with the group from 1970 to 1978...