The Girl From Ipanema: Astrud Gilberto, Queen of Bossa Nova (2026)
The Girl from Ipanema charts the progress of bossa nova (new wave), and the Brazilian singer Astrud Gilberto's musical development and rise to fame. Best of all, at the end of the documentary the mature Astrud answers the question that must surely be on every viewer's mind: Was she sick to death of singing The Girl from Ipanema?
Directors: Antoine Baldassari, Véronique Mortaigne.
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Astrud Gilberto as Self |
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João Gilberto as Self |
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Marcos Valle as Self |
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Edu Lobo as Self |
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Roberto Menescal as Self |
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Bebel Gilberto as Self |
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Nara Leão as Self |
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Antônio Carlos Jobim as Self |
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Vinicius de Moraes as Self |
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Hugo Sukman as Self |
| Directing | Antoine Baldassari | Director |
| Directing | Véronique Mortaigne | Director |
| Writing | Antoine Baldassari | Writer |
| Production | Antoine Baldassari | Producer |
| Production | Valérie Chabale | Production Manager |
| Crew | Emmanuelle Bouilhaguet | Manager of Operations |
| Crew | Benoît Héry | Mixing Engineer |
| Art | Kévin Deviercy | Graphic Designer |
| Production | Mathilde Michel | Production Assistant |