Maria Bethânia: Pedrinha de Aruanda

2007 1h 2m PT

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

Documentary

Synopsis

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A unique and intimate portrait of singer Maria Bethania, that starts at the artist’s 60th birthday, celebrated during a concert in El Salvador and a Mass in Santo Amaro, her hometown, in 2006. In the same house where she spent her childhood and adolescence, and beside her mother, Dona Canô, and brother Caetano Veloso, Maria Bethânia tells us her own story and about the tunes that followed her throughout her life.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Maria Bethânia
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Caetano Veloso
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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Andrucha Waddington
Languages: Portuguese
Countries: Brazil

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RUNTIME

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Tight 62-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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Released 19 years ago.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Maria Bethânia and Caetano Veloso carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1107924 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Andrucha Waddington directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Brazil. Dialogue in Portuguese.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 62-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Shot for just $0.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Released 19 years ago.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Maria Bethânia and Caetano Veloso carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt1107924 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.