Deutschland 2004, 60 min.
In the 60ies a Brazilian music movement became world-famous and still is today: the Bossa Nova - an intriguing mixture of Brazilian Samba and Cool Jazz from Rio de Janeiro. White musicians like António Carlos Jobim, João Gilberto, Carlos Lyra und Roberto Menescal experimented with the Samba originating in the Favelas, the slums of Rio. This new beat expressed the spirit of a whole generation -of Brazilian youth. It is linked to a period full of euphoria and awakening. Celebrating the everlasting summer of Ipanema the young musicians created the soundtrack of their time and Ipanema became the synonym for beautiful girls and falling in love. In an intimate atmosphere the famous musicians perform in front of the camera.
director: Matti Bauer
director of photography: Eduardo Lerina, Heinz Albert Staubitz
sound: Jim Shreim
editor: Florian Siegrist
commissioning editor: Mechtild Albus
Tangram Christian Bauer Filmproduktion
1st Prize Roma Music Doc Fest 2005 Popular Music