JOÃO, O MAESTRO
Original Title: João, O Maestro
Director: Mauro Lima
Fiction / 116min / 2017
Portuguese with English Subtitles
João Carlos was a child with serious health problems, which led him to a reclusive childhood. But one day, a piano came into his life. Together with the piano, came his first love, a nine-year-old girl who died tragically just months after they met. From this emerges an obstinate boy who, in few years, transforms into one of the greatest promises of erudite music in the world. When he starts to gain recognition from the international artistic community, he suffers an apparently trivial accident during a soccer game. This accident however, affects a nerve in his arm and interrupts his career. João does not give up on playing piano. But the efforts beyond limits force him to retreat even more from the piano. When everything appears to be all right, João is assaulted during a mugging, which causes a brain lesion that affects the entire right side of his body. The pain is so excruciating that the doctors decide the only way out is to cut the nerve in his right hand, ending his career. João accepts to cut the nerve, but cannot cut his connection with music. Using only his left hand, he performs innumerable concerts around the world. And when the overworked left hand succumbs to a tumor, João discovers conducting and transforms into a successful maestro. After all, João never gave up.
Q&A with Mauro Lima, Director
About the director:
CINEMA:
- “Tim Maia” – DIRECTOR, WRITER AND MUSIC.
- “Meu nome não é Johnny” – DIRECTOR AND WRITER.
- “Reis e Ratos” – DIRECTOR AND WRITER .
- “Tainá 2” – DIRECTOR.
- “Loura Incendiária” – DIRECTOR.
- “Deus jr.” – WRITER AND DIRECTOR .
TELEVISION
- “Copa Hotel” first season – DIRECTOR AND WRITER. – (GNT and Pródigo filmes)
- “Opaíó” (Série para TV) – first and second season – DIRECTOR and WRITER (TV Globo e Dueto filmes) – 2008
- “Sãos e Salvos”, serie– DIRECTOR (TV Cultura – “A” filmes)
- “500 anos de História do Brasil” – documentary – DIRECTOR
- “Cinco Dias que Abalaram o Brasil” – DIRECTOR.
- “Programa Gente de Expressão” – WRITER e DIRECTOR (TV Manchete)
AWARDS
- Academia Brasileira de Letras (Prêmio ABL) – BEST WRITER (Tim Maia) 2015
- Chicago International Children’s Film Festival, Children’s Jury Award, 2004
- Munich Film Festival, Audience Award,2005
- 7th Annual Bamkids Film Festival – NYC, “1st Prize Best Feature Length”, 2005
- Cine West – 8th Auburn International Film Festival,
- “Audience Choice Award – For Best Film”, 2005
- GFF – Giffoni International Film Festival (Italy), Special Awards – Gial Award, 2005.
- 3er. Festival Internacional de Santo Domingo, Audience Award – Best Film, 2008
- Emmy International Award, Nomination – Best Comedy, 2009
- Miami Brazilian Film Festival, Audience Award – Best Film, 2008
- Miami Brzailian Film Festival, Crystal Lens – Best Film, 2008
- Miami Brazilian Film Festival, Crystal Lens – Critics Award, 2008
- Prêmio Qualidade Brazil, Best writer in series, 2009
- Academia Brasileira de Cinema – Grande Prêmio, Best Screenplay, 2009
- Academia Brasileira de Cinema – Grande Prêmio, Best Original Music, 2009
- Festival Paulinea de Cinema, Prêmio Destaque, 2008
- Academia Brasileira de Cinema – Grande Prêmio, Best Original Music, 2015
