Miúcha, the Voice of Bossa Nova

(Miúcha, a voz da Bossa Nova)
Liliane Mutti, Daniel Zarvos | Documentary

2022 | 98 minutes | United States, Brazil, France

The feminist perspective on Bossa Nova history through the 16mm home made movies, diaries, letters and personal musical recordings.

Synopsis

Known as the sister of Chico Buarque, the pupil of Vinicius de Moraes, the second wife of João Gilberto, the musical partner of Antônio Carlos Jobim, and the vocal accompaniment to Stan Getz’s saxophone, Miúcha was overshadowed by the male musicians in her life. But Miúcha’s vibrant spirit couldn’t be held back; she earned unprecedented success, becoming a symbol of female resilience and a musical legend forever.

A tour de force, Miúcha, The Voice of Bossa Nova spans over 20 years. Spanning from1960s Paris to 1980s Rio de Janeiro, the film explores the social and political changes of this period through the lens of Miúcha’s experiences as a woman and her struggles finding a voice in a man’s world.

With Miúcha’s own narration, readings from her letters, her expressive watercolor drawings animated for the film, and magnificent music, the documentary offers a front-row seat to the history of Bossa Nova and an intimate tale of one of the most important female figures of the movement.

Reviews

“Even those who thought they knew Miúcha will learn things from this carefully researched portrait, which charts her highs and lows, in music and life. ” — The Arts Fuse

“As cool and laidback as Bossa Nova itself!” — Original Cin

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Main credits

Mutti, Liliane (film director)
Mutti, Liliane (screenwriter)
Zarvos, Daniel (film director)
ShahMohammed, Mostafiz (film producer)
Sánchez, Marta (film producer)
Miúcha (narrator)

Other credits

Cinematography, Luiz Bonfá [and 5 others]; editing, Isabel Castro, Daniela Ramalho; music, Ruben Jacobina.


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Festivals

Toronto International Film Festival; Telluride Film Festival; IDFA International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam; Río Film Festival; CPH:DOX; Millenium Docs Against Gravity; Göteborg Film Festival; FIPADOC International Documentary Film Festival

DIRECTOR: Liliane Mutti, Daniel Zarvos

NATIONALITY: United States, Brazil, France

YEAR: 2022

GENRE: Documentary

LANGUAGE: Portuguese; English; French; Other languages

COLOR / B&W: Color

GRADE LEVEL: Middle School, High School, College, Adult

SUBTITLE/CC: AVAILABLE

AUDIO DESCRIPTION: NOT AVAILABLE

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