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

IMDb 8.0 2026 • min • DocumentaryMusic

Director

Antoine Baldassari

Country

FR

Plot Summary

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?

Top Cast

Astrud Gilberto
Astrud Gilberto Self
João Gilberto
João Gilberto Self
Marcos Valle
Marcos Valle Self
Edu Lobo
Edu Lobo Self
Roberto Menescal
Roberto Menescal Self