SAT SEP 7, 2024 5:30 PM ELIS & TOM Free Egyptian Theatre | Event begins at 5:30pm with live bossa nova music and refreshments! Screening begins at 7:00pm. Co-presented by the Consulate General of Brazil in Los Angeles This event has sold out. Your RSVP is being held for 1 minute, please select the quantity and fill out your contact info to complete the RSVP First Name Last Name Email Quantity Subscribe to our newsletter FINISH
ABOUT THE FILM: In Portuguese and English with English subtitles. Los Angeles, February 1974. Tom Jobim, the incarnation of Bossa Nova, and Elis Regina, then Brazil’s most popular singer, met to record what would become one of the most iconic albums in the history of Brazilian music. Through rare and never before seen images, ELIS & TOM is the musical documentary that tells the story of how the encounter and recording of these two giant artists happened. Elis brought her band, who joined Tom Jobim and the best musicians in LA, arranged by Bill Hitchcock at MGM studios. ELIS & TOM reveals the conflicts and joys of a unique moment, in a journey through time, revealing the intimacy of the creative process and the extraordinary personalities of these amazing artists. FORMAT: DCP DISTRIBUTOR: Outsider Pictures COUNTRY: Brazil