Cinearte Palace, Juiz de Fora, 2016

For some time now, it has become a habit to revisit films through the soundtrack. Reflecting on the subject, I realized that many of my cinematic memories are connected to the strength of this audiovisual relationship, especially some scenes closely linked to songs. The playlist below arose from the desire to remember and gather these memories.

Far from being just a background, songs are an integral part of the narrative itself when used well. Conscious choices, worthy of the deepest appreciation. Sometimes they strengthen my connection with the scenes, with the characters, and even with the film as a whole. The seventh art seems to have this anthropophagic ability to absorb its predecessors in its own way, creating unforgettable combinations.

I dedicate this playlist and list of films to Cinearte Palace, the last street cinema in Juiz de Fora that, tragically, ended its activities in 2017. A more than special place, of cultural and cinematographic resistance to the commercial doldrums, where I experienced many of the memories here shared.

  1. Jules et Jim (1962), François Truffaut
  2. Hable con ella (2002), Pedro Almodóvar
  3. Cidade de Deus (2002), Fernando Meirelles & Kátia Lund
  4. The Dreamers (2003), Bernardo Bertolucci
  5. Que Horas Ela Volta? (2015), Anna Muylaert
  6. Volver (2006), Pedro Almodóvar
  7. Deus e o Diabo na Terra do Sol (1964), Glauber Rocha
  8. Boi Neon (2015), Gabriel Mascaro
  9. Une robe d'été (1996), François Ozon
  10. Hotel Chevalier (2007), Wes Anderson
  11. Moonrise Kingdom (2012), Wes Anderson
  12. Cazuza: O Tempo Não Pára (2004), Walter Carvalho & Sandra Werneck
  13. Buena Vista Social Club (1999), Wim Wenders
  14. Orfeu Negro (1959), Marcel Camus
  15. Ma vie en rose (1997), Alain Berliner
  16. Jack et la mécanique du coeur (2013), Stéphane Berla & Mathias Malzieu
  17. Scent of a Woman (1992), Martin Brest
  18. The Forbidden Dance (1990), Greydon Clark
  19. Beetlejuice (1988), Tim Burton
  20. Pulp Fiction (1994), Quentin Tarantino
  21. Reservoir Dogs (1992), Quentin Tarantino
  22. Across the Universe (2007), Julie Taymor
  23. Reservoir Dogs (1992), Quentin Tarantino
  24. Velvet Goldmine (1998), Todd Haynes
  25. Reservoir Dogs (1992), Quentin Tarantino
  26. Kôkaku Kidôtai (1995), Mamoru Oshii
  27. Trainspotting (1996), Danny Boyle
  28. B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin 1979-1989 (2015), Jörg A. Hoppe & Heiko Lange
  29. T2 Trainspotting (2017), Danny Boyle
  30. Manhattan (1979), Woody Allen
  31. Dirty Dancing (1987), Emile Ardolino
  32. Footloose (1984), Herbert Ross
  33. American Psycho (2000), Mary Harron
  34. The Crow (1994), Alex Proyas
  35. Moonlight (2016), Barry Jenkins
  36. Blue Velvet (1986), David Lynch
  37. Blue Velvet (1986), David Lynch
  38. Walk the Line (2005), James Mangold
  39. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), Stanley Kubrick
  40. Interview with the Vampire (1994), Neil Jordan
  41. Le jeune Karl Marx (2017), Raoul Peck
  42. Moulin Rouge! (2001), Baz Luhrmann
  43. Baby Driver (2017), Edgar Wright
  44. Fight Club (1999), David Fincher
  45. Donnie Darko (2001), Richard Kelly
  46. The Lost Boys (1987), Joel Schumacher
  47. Dark Shadows (2012), Tim Burton
  48. Zodiac (2007), David Fincher
  49. 500 Days of Summer (2009), Marc Webb
  50. The Doors: When You're Strange (2009), Tom DiCillo
  51. 20,000 Days on Earth (2014), Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard
  52. Trainspotting (1996), Danny Boyle
  53. Her (2013), Spike Jonze
  54. La La Land (2016), Damien Chazelle
  55. Billy Elliot (2000), Stephen Daldry
  56. Into the Wild (2007), Sean Penn
  57. Captain Fantastic (2016), Matt Ross
  58. Dancer in the Dark (2000), Lars von Trier
  59. Léon (1994), Luc Besson
  60. Låt den rätte komma in (2008), Tomas Alfredson
  61. Whiplash (2014), Damien Chazelle
  62. Lilja 4-ever (2002), Lukas Moodysson
  63. The Silence of the Lambs (1991), Jonathan Demme
  64. Boyhood (2014), Richard Linklater
  65. Aquarius (2016), Kleber Mendonça Filho
  66. Sonnenallee (1999), Leander Haußmann
  67. Beetlejuice (1988), Tim Burton
  68. Apocalypse Now (1979), Francis Ford Coppola
  69. The Wicker Man (1973), Robin Hardy
  70. A Clockwork Orange (1971), Stanley Kubrick
  71. Blade Runner (1982), Ridley Scott
  72. Apocalypse Now (1979), Francis Ford Coppola
  73. Blade Runner (1982), Ridley Scott

References and recommended reading: «Sound in the Cinema», David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson.