Brazil's Maria Bethânia (2001)
Brazil's Maria Bethânia (2001)
This is a journey of friendship, an Argentinian is going to rediscover his continent while searching for his friend from Bahia. And while the work, the records and the career of this great lady of Brazilian music are well known, the starting point, the training, the first years remained till now in a vaguely legendary and imprecise blur. Thanks to many investigations that concern as many places as times, thanks to journeys back in time through the towns and regions, the film seeks the origins of Maria Bethânia’s voice and style. Helped and led by Bethânia herself, with the assistance of Caetano Veloso and Chico Buarque, the two princes of Brazilian music, along with the complicity of the great Gilberto Gil, the author is allowed to go to the first context : the North-East. In the family home in Santo Amaro, the film finally touches the childhood of Maria Bethânia – and her brother Caetano, and this mysterious point – from which the music radiates.

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Maria Bethânia Maria Bethânia As: Self
Caetano Veloso Caetano Veloso As: Self
Chico Buarque Chico Buarque As: Self
Gilberto Gil Gilberto Gil As: Self
Naná Vasconcelos Naná Vasconcelos As: Self
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Storyline

This is a journey of friendship, an Argentinian is going to rediscover his continent while searching for his friend from Bahia. And while the work, the records and the career of this great lady of Brazilian music are well known, the starting point, the training, the first years remained till now in a vaguely legendary and imprecise blur. Thanks to many investigations that concern as many places as times, thanks to journeys back in time through the towns and regions, the film seeks the origins of Maria Bethânia’s voice and style. Helped and led by Bethânia herself, with the assistance of Caetano Veloso and Chico Buarque, the two princes of Brazilian music, along with the complicity of the great Gilberto Gil, the author is allowed to go to the first context : the North-East. In the family home in Santo Amaro, the film finally touches the childhood of Maria Bethânia – and her brother Caetano, and this mysterious point – from which the music radiates.


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Certification: L

Details

Genres: Documentary

Language: Français, Português

Release Date: 24 August 2001

Country: BR, FR

Runtime: 90m

Company Credits

Company: ARTE, CPB Films, PROCIREP, La Maison du doc, CNC

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Cast

Directed By

Hugo Santiago

Hugo Santiago

Director

Jorane de Castro

Jorane de Castro

Assistant Director

Flavia Laçerda

Flavia Laçerda

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Sophie Faudel

Sophie Faudel

Production Director

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Visual Effects

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Camera

Toni Paula

Toni Paula

Assistant Camera

Luís Abramo

Luís Abramo

Director of Photography

Lighting

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Art Department

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