Film of the Week: WHERE ARE YOU, JOÃO GILBERTO?

WHERE ARE YOU, JOÃO GILBERTO?
A film by Georges Gachot
(Wo bist Du, João Gilberto?, Switzerland/France/Germany 2018, 106 minutes. In German, Portuguese, English and French with English subtitles)

Swiss-born director Georges Gachot has made some of the most beautiful films on Brazilian music, including Rio Sonata on Nana Caymmi, Music Is Perfume on Maria Bethania, and O Samba on Martinho da Vila. In his latest film, Where Are You, João Gilberto?, acclaimed at over thirty international film festivals including Locarno and Vision du Reel, Gachot follows the footsteps of German writer Marc Fischer's obsessive search for the founding father of bossa nova, Brazilian musician João Gilberto. Fischer detailed his journey in a book, Hobalala, but committed suicide one week before its publication. Taking up the search, Gachot transcends Fisher’s obsession, managing to be delicate and respectful to both protagonists, while with access to Gilberto’s family and friends—including his second wife, singer Miúcha, and fellow bossa nova composers Marcos Valle and Roberto Menescal—he offers a portrait of this enigmatic figure.

Now streaming on MUBI

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