Maria Bethânia, music is perfume

  • Voix du Brésil (La) | Maria Bethânia, música é perfume
Genre : Musical
Type : Documentary
Original title :
Principal country concerned : Column : Music, Cinema/tv
Year of production : 2004
Format : Feature
Running time : 82 (in minutes)

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Language: Portuguese with English subtitles

In his captivating film, Georges Gachot invites us to enter the universe of Maria Bethania, the famous Brazilian singer. Narrated by Bethania herself, the film not only gives us an insight into the intimate sphere of Maria Bethania's creative process, but focuses on the history of Brazilian music. First a muse of the so-called counter culture, and then the queen of romantic ballads, Maria Bethania chronicles her musical life experience in relation to Brazilian society's development. In addition to this, filmmaker Gachot gathers together a fantastic ensemble of contributors including Gilberto Gil, Nana Caymmi, Miucha, Chico Buarque and Caetano Veloso, all of them witnesses and participants to some of the greatest music history of our time.


Brazil/Switzerland, 2005, 84min, musical documentary, Portuguese with English subtitles, Georges Gachot, dir.


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