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Director Tata Amaral offers a poetic look at such difficult issues of violence, racism, and sexism in contemporary Brazil with this vibrant and uplifting tale of fourfemale rappers straining to make a name for themselves while performing on the outskirts of São Paolo. Preta (Negra Li), Mayah (Quelynah), Barbarah (Leilah Moreno) and Lena (Cindy) currently provide back-up vocals for a popular rap act named O Poder, yet despite their success with the group, the talented female singers know well
PG-13, 1 hr. 28 min.
Aug 17, 2007 Wide
Dec 4, 2007
Anywhere Road Entertainment
All Critics (15) | Top Critics (6) | Fresh (17) | Rotten (1) | DVD (3)
The music, rhythms, and vibrant colors of the city are beautifully woven into cinematographer Jacob Sarmento Solitrenick's unobtrusive handheld camera work.
Antonia explores cultural and sexual oppression with sensitivity and verve. The story may lack complexity, but it is loaded with irrepressible energy and a deep appreciation of female friendship. And that's always something to sing about.
...a raw reality underscored by believable performances by nonprofessional actors.
...the unpolished actors and raw São Paolo setting offer an unusually authentic feel.
An absorbing, often moving musical-drama from Brazil.
Top CriticPic's depiction of rising above is less a candy-coated inspirational pill and more a piece of solid dramatic fiction.
[T]riumphs over other similar movies with its dedication to authenticity and its refusal to accede to sentimentality...
Curiously, the lead actresses are actual aspiring hip-hop artists who perform their own tunes. While their rendition of Killing Me Softly won't make you forget either Roberta Flack or Lauryn Hill, they're at least able to hold their own.
Each of the stars and most of the supporting players are real-life rappers/singers and not professional actors, adding to the improvisational-seeming naturalism that gives the movie an exotic insider feel.
It's amazing what a limited runtime can do to focus a storyline.
The music, rhythms and vibrant colors of the city are beautifully woven into cinematographer Jacob Sarmento Solitrenick's unobtrusive hand-held camerawork, while director/co-writer Tata Amaral reveals a deft hand with actors.
With a charming quality, 'Antonia' avoids the triteness of many music films that touch on triumph, heartbreak, decline, and then a new, determined start.
Bold and brave soulful female free styling hip hop subversive invasion of jealously guarded machista musical turf, that does battle with feisty attitude and stubborn blossoming feminist pride. And the music isn't half bad either.
A euphoric celebration of the rough road to womanhood and at the same time a biting critique of machista culture, Antonia is a brave, inspired antidote to current misogynistic Brazilian film fare.
Rather weird for an overcoming-the-odds flick in that the newcomers cast in the starring roles are obviously attempting to achieve in real-life what the characters they're portraying are trying to do in the saga on screen.
The style of Antonia, like the melodramas that simmer at its center, is neither smutty nor glorifying, sensitively keyed to the struggles of its working-class characters.
Um grupo musical formado por jovens mulheres negras de origem humilde que precisam lutar contra vários preconceitos em sua trajetória profissional: Dreamgirls? Não, muito melhor: Antônia, que deixa o filme de Bill Condon no chinelo.
File this one under: Middling.
Melodrama is a tricky type of film to create. It can at times be so over the top that it is just.... too much, too earnest, too sugary sweet to be real (and ultimately taken seriously). Movies of the week time and time again tell the stories of those whom overcome, persevere and make it big, and while that is
October 1, 2007[center] [/center] Um grupo de mulheres buscando a fama. É engraçado que dois filmes tratando de praticamente o mesmo assunto tenham estreado quase que simultaneamente. Enquanto Dreamgirls, super produção dirigida por Bill Condon, trata o assunto como uma verdeira festa, com grandes músicas, belos cenários
July 29, 2007
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