Variações: Guardian Angel 2019 | Boys in movies [BiM]

Variações: Guardian Angel 2019

Variações: Guardian Angel 2019
Variações (original title)
1h 49 min | Biography, Drama, Music | 22 August 2019 (Portugal)

Storyline:

António Variações was a unique man. He was born in a small village in Amares, in the north of Portugal. At an early age, unhappy with his life working at a local factory, he came to Lisbon to stay with some relatives. But he was different and he wanted more. He wanted to travel and see the world and he emigrated, starting to work as a barber. But his love for music and performance was so strong that he came back so he could sing in his own language, even if with his looks and outfits he was a victim of prejudice. And even without knowing anything about music he fought for his right to do it the way he believed it was best.

User review:

When entering the movie, I didn’t know much about António Variações besides the great artist he was and his unique way of dressing. The movie shows his biography in a superficial way and focus more on the music he wrote. In my opinion, it should be more balanced with his personal life, tastes, way of thinking and feelings. Also, the movie doesn’t explain how he got “Variações” since his name is António Ribeiro. I enjoyed the way they recorded and the work of the main actor, but I simply feel the need, after seeing this movie, to search more about Variações, some things that the movie couldn’t explain. However, it is nice to see that there are more options in the cinema besides the same and usual movies, specially in portuguese with this quality.

Director: João Maia
Writers: João Maia, Karen Sztajnberg (screenwriter) (co-writer)
Stars: Sérgio Praia, Filipe Duarte, Victoria Guerra
Director: João Maia
Writers: João Maia, Karen Sztajnberg (screenwriter) (co-writer)
Stars: Sérgio Praia, Filipe Duarte, Victoria Guerra

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2155399/