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Thecombinationoffreejazzwiththequestforartisticfreedomistheoff-handedfocusoframblingandscruffy"TheMonsters,"thesecondfeaturebyBrazilianfilmmakingquartetGutoParente,LuizPretti,PedroDiogenesandRicardoPretti,Luiz'stwinbrother.Thesame,ultra-loosesensibilityinthegroup'sprevious"RoadtoYthaca"underliesthisoddlytitledpic,inwhichacoupleofjazzmusiciansandtheirsoundrecordistpals--allhardlymonstrous--ultimatelygettogetherforaremarkablejamsessionandpossibleartisticbreakthrough.MusicandLatin-accentedfestsarelikelydestinationsbeyondultra-artconfabs.<br/> Inlinewiththeirusualpractice,thefourplaytheleads,thoughunliketheirroadmovie"Ythaca,"eachhavemoreindividualmomentsduringthecourseofafilmthatseemsforlongstretchestohavenodetectablestructure.Thisispartlyduetothefilm'stotalimmersioninfreejazz,whichstartsimmediately,whenJoao(LuizPretti)doesathree-minutesoloonhissax-like,handmadehorn.Hiswife's(NatashaFaria)silentresponseistokickhimoutoftheirhouse--andafteradrunkennight,hecrashesattheflatofJoaquim(Diogenes)andPedro(Parente),whohatetheirjobsaspartofthesoundcrewonadumbcommercialmovie.<br/> <br/> Joao'shopesforemotionalreliefwithagigatasmallclubownedbytubbyimpresarioAntonio(YthalloRodrigues)provesabustwhenhisradicalandatonalimprovisationsdriveawaythecustomers.Theguysgetsomeconsolationwithalongnightofpartying,buttherealturnaroundcomeswiththeunlikelyarrival(onaraft!)ofguitaristEugenio(RicardoPretti).<br/> <br/> The13-minutefinaleisextraordinary,asJoaoandEugeniolaunchintoanextendedjamrecordedbyJoaquimandPedro,andmarksoneoftherareexamplesinrecentcinemaofuncompromisingjazzplayedonscreen.It'scertainlyafirstforfilmmakerstoperformsuchdifficultmusicsoaudaciously.TheinfluencesofhornmenSamRivers,EricDolphyandAnthonyBraxtonandguitaristDerekBaileycanbepowerfullyheard,andrepanentirelydifferentkindofjazzsoundthanBrazil'ssturdy,familiardecades-oldBossaNovastyle.<br/> <br/> Vidlensing(byteamIvoLopesAraujoandVictorDeMelo),andtheoverallproductionpackage,isasunrefinedastheslackerlifestylesinsidethefilm.Multipleoncameramusicperfsrackup23minutesofthepic's81-minuterunningtime.
