Open your hearts and your ears! We have an extraordinary event this May at our beloved HELENA SOLBERG CINECLUB. Our friends from the Brazilian choir group Nossa Voz will introduce the screening with a sneak peek of their fabulous brand-new show Music from Brazilian Movies! Following the tune, the documentary I’ll Raffle Off My Heart will take over with a bunch of classics from the Brazilian romantic popular songbook.

I'll Raffle Off My Heart | Vou rifar meu coração

Dir. Ana Rieper | 2011 | Brazil | 78 min. | Portuguese with English subtitles

A journey into the Brazilian lovey-dovey, erotic and affective imagination based on the work of the leading composers in romantic popular music, also known as brega (cheesy). Their lyrics unravel the chronicles of the true dramas and joys of a love life, being catalysts for the fascinating stories being told by ordinary people. The patchwork of characters is completed by alluring stars such as the singers Agnaldo Timóteo, Wando, Amado Batista, Nelson Ned, and Rodrigo Mell, among others.

This look at the world of love, passion and sex brings a more complex and ambiguous perspective that can be both moralistic and transgressive, challenging the prejudice that often relapses in the brega music universe and its fans.

I’ll Raffle Off My Heart has travelled extensively from the prestigious Brasília Film Festival to Atlantidoc (Uruguay), Guadalajara International Film Festival, Cinélatino Rencontres de Toulouse, IndieLisboa, and Brazilian Film Festival of Vancouver, among others. It won the Best Film award at In-Edit Brazil Music Documentary Film Festival.