A jeep bumps along a desolate dirt road in the arid countryside of Pernambuco, Brazil. The dry landscape, part of the nation's poorest region, is a far cry from the romantic image that Americans have of the country. This is, after all, not the mountains, sea, and Ipanema of Antonio Carlos Jobim's famed bossa novas. At the vehicle's wheel is Finnish-born filmmaker Mika Kaurismaki, who took on the formidable task of understanding the roots of Brazilian music in his... More >>>