The Girl From Ipanema: Astrud Gilberto, Queen of Bossa Nova

Overview

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?

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 18, 2026

Original language

Portuguese

Spoken languages

Portuguese

Countries

France

Production

CNC,ARTE,Unité Arts et Spectacles,Balda

Cast

Astrud Gilberto,João Gilberto,Marcos Valle,Edu Lobo,Roberto Menescal,Bebel Gilberto,Nara Leão,Antônio Carlos Jobim,Vinicius de Moraes,Hugo Sukman

Director

Antoine Baldassari,Véronique Mortaigne

Writer

Antoine Baldassari

Producer

Antoine Baldassari

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt39376950