''Tarsilinha'' is a 2022 Brazilian animated film created by Célia Catunda and Kiko Mistrorigo. The film is a tribute to the artist

Tarsila do Amaral Tarsila de Aguiar do Amaral (; 1 September 1886 – 17 January 1973) was a Brazilian painter, draftswoman, and translator. She is considered one of the leading Latin American modernist artists, and is regarded as the painter who best achieved Bra ...

, inspired by her set of works through a journey of adventures of an eight-year-old girl named Tarsilinha.

Synopsis

Tarsilinha, an 8-year-old girl, embarks on a fantastic journey to recover her mother's memory. To achieve this, she needs to find very important and special objects: the souvenirs that were stolen. During this walk, Tarsilinha will see many amazing things and build friendships, but she will also have to face her fears, overcome obstacles and return home safely with all her memories recovered.

Cast

The voice cast of the film is made up of several actors, actresses and voice actors, highlighting

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(Lagarta), Alice Barion (Tarsilinha), Maira Chasseroux (Tarsilinha's mom), Ando Camargo (Sapo), Skowa (Saci) and Rodolfo Dameglio (Bicho Barrigudo).

Production

The film was created by Célia Catunda and Kiko Mistrorigo, founders of TV Pinguim (Pinguim Content), the same creators of the

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and

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franchises.

Zeca Baleiro José Ribamar Coelho Santos (born 11 April 1966), better known by his stage name Zeca Baleiro (), is a Brazilian Música popular brasileira, MPB artist.

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One of his most famous songs is "Salão de Beleza", which was featured on ...

composed the film's theme song, inspired by the work of Villa Lobos. It is sung by the singer himself along with the singer

Ná Ozzetti Maria Cristina Ozzetti, known as Ná Ozzetti, (born 12 December 1958) is a Brazilian singer and composer. She has been associated with the Vanguarda Paulista movement, having been a vocalist for the band Rumo before following a solo career. Biogr ...

. The film's setting is inspired by

's works, such as A Lua e a Cuca, where the main character enters her adventures. The film was conceived for about 12 years by Tarsilinha do Amaral, great-niece of the famous painter Tarsila. The animation production was carried out by mixing 2D and 3D images.

Release

The film was screened at the 20th Florianópolis Children's Film Festival on October 23, 2021. The film's release was scheduled for the first half of 2020, however it had to be postponed due to the advance of the

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. The producer decided to release a teaser clip of the film with the theme song sung by Zeca Baleiro and Ná Ozzetti, as a way to warm up for the film's release in November 2021. There were negotiations with streaming companies to release the film digitally, such as ''

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'', however the production chose to wait for the theatrical release. The release was later scheduled for February 10, 2022 by H2O Films. However, it only hit theaters on March 17.

References

External links

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