Elis & Tom: It Had to be You (2023)
Elis & Tom is considered one of the most important albums in the history of Brazilian music. Recorded in Los Angeles, in 1974, it was all captured by a team of filmmakers led by director Roberto de Oliveira, who arranged for the duo to meet. The original footage was kept for 45 years until restored and remastered in 2018. The film is also an exciting reunion of the director with the artists and the material he filmed nearly five decades ago.
Directors:
Jom Tob Azulay, Roberto de Oliveira.
Writers:
Roberto de Oliveira, Nelson Motta.
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Elis Regina as Self (archive footage) |
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Antônio Carlos Jobim as Self (archive footage) |
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Jon Pareles as Self |
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Aloysio de Oliveira as Self (archive footage) |
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Hélio Delmiro as Self |
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Roberto Menescal as Self |
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César Camargo Mariano as Self |
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João Marcello Bôscoli as Self |
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André Midani as Self |
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Gerry Mulligan as Self (archive footage) |
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Ron Carter as Self |
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Beth Jobim as Self |
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Frank Sinatra as Self (archive footage) |
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Sacha Distel as Self (archive footage) |
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Toots Thielemans as Self (archive footage) |
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Roberto de Oliveira as Self |
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Nelson Motta as Self |
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Wayne Shorter as Self |
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Maria Luiza Kfouri as Self (archive footage) |
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Humberto Werneck as Self (archive footage) |
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Oscar Castro-Neves as Self (archive footage) |
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Humberto Gatica as Self |
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Paulinho Braga as Self |
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Luizão Maia as Self (archive footage) |
| Directing | Jom Tob Azulay | Director |
| Writing | Roberto de Oliveira | Screenplay |
| Camera | Fernando Duarte | Director of Photography |
| Production | Diogo Pires Gonçalves | Producer |
| Writing | Nelson Motta | Screenplay |
| Editing | João Wainer | Editor |
| Camera | João Wainer | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Lúcia Araújo | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Roberto de Oliveira | Director |
| Sound | Luiz Felipe Lamussi | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Tejo Damasceno | Music Editor |
| Sound | Eduardo Hamerschlak | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Israel Vieira | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Israel Vieira | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Tejo Damasceno | Sound Supervisor |
| Sound | Tami Belfer | Music Editor |
| Production | Renata Leite | Executive Producer |