Mercedes Sosa The Voice of Latin America
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DVD-R Details
- Run Time: 1 hours, 33 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 0 (Worldwide)
- Released: September 18, 2018
- Originally Released: 2013
- Label: First Run Features
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Directed by | Rodrigo H. Vila | |
Subject: | Mercedes Sosa | |
Produced by | Rodrigo H. Vila |
Entertainment Reviews:
The lack of background information and connective tissue makes the film feel incomplete.
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New York Times
Rating: 3/5 --
But if a certain sentimentality means that there is a little too much included, the film also benefits from the obvious emotion that the contributors all pour into it.
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Eye for Film
Rating: 3.5/5 --
[T]he documentary succeeds in conveying not just the bare facts of her life, but something of her magic, both to longtime fans and to those less familiar with her work.
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The Dissolve
Suffers from its overly insular and hagiographic perspective, but in its best moments it well illustrates the reasons for her musical influence and social importance.
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Hollywood Reporter
Rodrigo H. Vila's documentary...is a deeply loving portrait, with a leisurely pace that proves quite rewarding, as it encourages a rich immersion in the music and persona of its great subject.
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Film Journal International
Rating: 7.6/10 --
A genuinely heartfelt, adequately informative introduction to the life and music of Mercedes Sosa.
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NYC Movie Guru
The artistic achievements and personal torments of one of Latin America's greatest vocal artists and the conscience of her continent.
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Description by OLDIES.com:
Journey into the world of Argentina's most famous musical artist. Over a career that spanned fifty years, Sosa sold millions of records, performed thousands of concerts all over the world, and left behind an incredible legacy as an artist who went beyond the borders of music to become one of the most influential -- and loved -- personalities of the 20th century.
Product Info
- Sales Rank: 63,341
- UPC: 810162037567
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