Maria De Medeiros - Peninsulas & Continentes
ARTIST........: Maria De Medeiros
TITLE.........: Peninsulas & Continentes
LABEL.........: Universal
URL...........: http://www.mariademedeiros.net
GENRE.........: Alternative
QUALITY:......: 181 kbps avg/ 44100Hz / Joint Stereo
RIP DATE......: 2010-04-28
RELEASE DATE..: 2010-03-01
Tracklist:
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01. La Dolce Vita 3:39
02. Nao Vßs Contar Que Mudei A Fechadura 4:07
03. O Homem Voltou 4:37
04. Muxima 5:32
05. Quem └ Janela 4:23
06. A Jazmφn 4:50
07. Epigrama 3:29
08. Speak Softly Love (Il Padrino) 4:15
09. Tudo Por Acaso 4:08
10. Paz, Poeta E Pombas 4:08
11. Che Scherzi Fa L'amore 4:39
12. A Velha Chica 5:54
13. Te Recuerdo Amanda 2:43
14. Coro Da Primavera 5:02
15. Aixi Com Cell Qui Es Veu Prop de la Mort 3:48
Total 65:14
Release Notes:
Maria de Medeiros was born into a family of intellectuals. Her mother is a
journalist, her father a pianist, composer, conductor and music historian.
She spent her childhood in Vienna, in Austria, and then followed her parents to
Lisbon, after the ôCarnation Revolutionö in 1974. Both in Austria and in
Portugal she went to the French School.
At fifteen, she performed her first leading role in a movie, Silvestre, by Joπo
CΘsar Monteiro. Still a teenager, she started to act in classical theatre plays,
directed by Philippe Fridman.
At eighteen, she moved by herself to Paris where she started to study philosophy
before she entered a National Theatre School (Ecole Nationale SupΘrieure des
Arts et Techniques du ThΘΓtre).
Two years later, she became a pupil at the prestigious Conservatoire National
SupΘrieur d'Art Dramatique de Paris. She studied with Michel Bouquet and
Jean-Pierre Vincent. Simultaneously, she played Elvire, Jouvet 40, directed by
Brigitte Jaques at the AthΘnΘe Theatre. This play was performed in Paris for
three years and was shown in many countries all over the world.
Later, Maria acted in numerous plays and films both in France and abroad. She
played Corneille, Lorca, Mairet and Calder≤n, with directors such as Brigitte
Jaques, Jorge Lavelli, Jean-Marie VillΘgier and JosΘ Luis Gomez, in important
National Theatres like Chaillot, ThΘΓtre de la Colline and ThΘΓtre de lÆOdΘon.
She performed in France in films by Chantal Ackerman, Christine Laurent, Suzanne
Schiffman, Jean-Charles Tacchella, Serge Moati, Didier Le PΘcheur, Bernard Rapp,
Christian de Challonges, GΘrard Pullicino, John Lvoff, Patrick BraoudΘ and
Richard Berry amongst others.
In the United States, Maria starred in big productions such as Henry & June by
Philip Kaufman and Quentin TarantinoÆs Pulp Fiction. But she also acted in a few
independent films.
Maria remained very faithful to Portuguese cinema. She worked with Manoel de
Oliveira, Teresa Villaverde, Luis Galvπo Telles and Joaquim Leitπo.
She also performed in Spanish films like Golden balls (Huevos de Oro) by Bigas
Luna, The detective and Death, by Gonzalo Suarez or Airbag by Juanma Bajo Ulloa.
She worked with directors from England, Canada, Italy, Germany, Austria, Japan,
and Brazilà English, Canadian, Italian, German, Austrian, Japanese and Brazilian
productions.
In France, she starred in a few TV movies, by directors such as Joyce Bu±uel,
Robert Enrico or Miguel Courtois. Recently, she played one of the leading roles
in the successful series by Tonie Marshall Venus and Apollo.
Simultaneously to her career as an actress, Maria started at the age of twenty
to direct short and medium length films, such as Fragment II, based on the play
by Samuel Beckett, and Death of the Prince, based on the play by Fernando
Pessoa.
In 1999, she directed her first feature film, April Captains (Official Selection
at Cannes 2000) about the ôCarnation Revolutionö in Portugal. The film won the
Grand Prix at the International Sπo Paulo Film Festival in Brazil, the Golden
Globe for the best film in Portugal and several public awards in France.
Later, she directed a documentary, Je tÆaime, moi non plus û Artists and
critics, on the relationship between artists and critics. She also directed a
few shorts such as ôAlguma coisa aconteceö, which is part of a feature film
commemorating the city of Sπo PauloÆs 450 years, together with many
internationally renowned film makers.
As an actress, she was given the Prix GΘrard Philippe in 1990 and several Best
Actress awards in international film festivals. She was awarded the Copa Volpi
for Best Actress at the Venice International Film Festival in 1994 for the film
Two Brothers, my sister by Teresa Villaverde. She also received two Portuguese
Golden Globes for Best Actress for Adam and Eve and April Captains.
Maria often sang in her career as an actress, in theatre musicals such as Zazou
by JΘr⌠me Savary, or more recently, in Guy MaddinÆs film The saddest music in
the world.
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