Film

Where Are You, João Gilberto?

2018 · 1h 47m · Documentary · Music

IMDb

6.3

Where are you, João Gilberto? sets out in the footsteps of German writer Marc Fischer who obsessively searched for the legendary founding father of Bossa Nova and last great musical legend of our time, Brazilian musician João Gilberto, who has not been seen in public for decades. Fischer described his journey in a book, Hobalala, but committed suicide one week before it was published. By taking up Marc Fischer's quest, following his steps one by one, thanks to all the clues he left us, we pursue João Gilberto to understand the history, the very soul and essence of Bossa Nova. But who can tell whether we will meet him or not?

João Gilberto

Self (archive footage)

Georges Gachot

Self

Rachel Balassiano

Self

João Donato

Self

Miúcha

Self

Marcos Valle

Self

Roberto Menescal

Self

Anselmo Rocha

Self

Garrincha

Self

Otávio Terceiro

Self

Cesar Gomes Villela

Self

Geraldo Ribeiro

Self

Wander Conceição

Self

Fausto Ribeiro de Miranda

Self

Ruben Cunha

Self

Daniel Akerman

Self

• Georges GachotWriter · Producer · Director
• Paolo PoloniWriter
• Christoph MenardiProducer
• Andreas AtzwangerProducer
• Pierre-Olivier BardetProducer
• Torben StruckProducer
• João DonatoOriginal Music Composer
• Julie PelatEditor

Official Trailer

Release date

May 5, 2018

Status

Released

Original language

German

Runtime

1h 47m

Rated

6

Genres

Documentary, Music

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