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Gonzaga: From Father to Son

2012 · 120 min · Director: Breno Silveira ★ IMDb 7.5 · 1,658 ratings

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This film follows the trajectory of a famous singer of Brazilian popular music, his humble beginnings in northeastern Brazil, their qualities born, his determination, his rise to the top of fame, their unpreparedness and lack of training to deal with fame, keep relationships and responsibilities, especially with his son, who would later also turn into a famous singer in the country. Simple, honest, and poignant documentary.

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Gonzaga: From Father to Son (2012) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 35%, Nostalgia 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Nostalgia, Sadness. Genres: Drama, Music, Biography. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Nostalgia and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 7.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Sadness
  • Empathy
  • Love

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Joy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Sadness
Empathy
Love
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 88 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySadnessEmpathyLove
2.5 %≈ 3′Love35 %22 %27 %20 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Sadness43 %25 %33 %24 %
12.5 %≈ 15′Love48 %21 %33 %27 %
17.5 %≈ 21′Joy54 %24 %36 %24 %
22.5 %≈ 27′Tension60 %33 %45 %20 %
27.5 %≈ 33′Empathy53 %31 %45 %16 %
32.5 %≈ 39′Empathy49 %21 %39 %14 %
37.5 %≈ 45′Joy56 %13 %34 %29 %
42.5 %≈ 51′Love63 %24 %43 %45 %
47.5 %≈ 57′Sadness66 %44 %53 %44 %
52.5 %≈ 63′Joy65 %48 %50 %41 %
57.5 %≈ 69′Sadness63 %51 %51 %40 %
62.5 %≈ 75′Sadness60 %48 %48 %33 %
67.5 %≈ 81′Joy57 %31 %38 %23 %
72.5 %≈ 87′Tension64 %39 %46 %20 %
77.5 %≈ 93′Sadness66 %54 %59 %24 %
82.5 %≈ 99′Sadness64 %56 %59 %21 %
87.5 %≈ 105′Sadness74 %63 %65 %31 %
92.5 %≈ 111′Love85 %70 %75 %63 %
97.5 %≈ 117′Love88 %75 %77 %82 %
Cinderella

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

AL
Adélio Lima

AL
Adélio Lima

Luiz Gonzaga (70 anos)

Cd
Chambinho do Acordeon

LV
Land Vieira

JA
Júlio Andrade

Gonzaguinha (35-40 anos)

GD
Giancarlo Di Tommaso

Gonzaguinha (17-22 anos)

AS
Alison Santos

Gonzaguinha (10-12 anos)

NC
Nanda Costa

Odaleia

MA
Magdale Alves

Helena (50-55 anos)

RG
Roberta Gualda

Helena (25-38 anos)

SB
Sílvia Buarque

Dina

LQ
Luciano Quirino

Xavier

CJ
Claudio Jaborandy

Januário

CC
Cyria Coentro

Santana

ZM
Zezé Motta

Priscila (70 anos)

OA
Olivia Araújo

Priscila (35-50 anos)

Nd
Nayara dos Santos

Priscila (17 anos)

NL
Nanego Lira

Seu Camilo Birosca Exú 1

CD
Cecília Dassi

Nazinha

JM
João Miguel

Miguelzinho

DM
Domingos Montagner

Coronel Raimundo

Details

Directed by
Breno Silveira
Written by
Patrícia Andrade, Maria Hernandez, George Moura
Type
Movies
Released
2012
Runtime
120 min
Country
Brazil
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.5 · 1,658 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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