Maria Bethânia: Music Is Perfume (2005)

Original title

Maria Bethânia: Música é Perfume

Directed by

Georges Gachot

Genre

documentary film

Country

Brazil, France, Switzerland

Runtime

1h 22m

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A documentary portrait of Brazilian singer Maria Bethânia. It shows her working in the recording studio, performing on stage, and visiting her elderly mother in Bahia.

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What happens

Maria Bethânia: Music is Perfume (Portuguese: Maria Bethânia: Música é Perfume) is a 2005 documentary film by French-born, Switzerland-based director Georges Gachot that focuses on Brazilian singer Maria Bethânia. The film follows the star in the recording studio, the concert stage and in a visit to her 100-year-old mother in Bahia. The film also included appearances by Brazilian music stars including Caetano Veloso (Bethânia's brother), Gilberto Gil, Chico Buarque and Nana Caymmi. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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