Saudade do Futuro

Name: Saudade do Futuro
Genre: Documentary

Brazil, France, Belgium · 2000
1h 32m
Director Cesar Paes
Starring Luiza Erundina, Siba
Genre Documentary

Records the sights and sounds of the many extraordinary street musicians from the Northeast of Brazil whose music and lyrics tell the stories of their lives with improvised humor, drama and colorful vulgarisms.

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Variety by Dennis Harvey

A breezy, good-humored love letter to the city itself.

Village Voice by J. Hoberman

Infectious city symphony.

New York Daily News by Jack Mathews

It's sort of like getting off the plane in a strange place without a guide. We can figure it out, but it takes some work, and the music is more of a distraction than an aid.

TV Guide Magazine by Ken Fox

The film doesn't provide any narration or go out of its way to identify the participants, so it's left to the viewer to make connections and draw their own conclusions.

New York Post by Lou Lumenick

A summer delight that also provides a quick cultural education.

Chicago Tribune by Michael Wilmington

Completely successful or not, films like Saudade do Futuro are needed. And we need people like the Nordestinos.

The New York Times by Stephen Holden

Despite its sociological tidbits and flashes of musical vitality, Saudade do Futuro never goes anywhere.