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The Man Who Bottled Clouds poster

The Man Who Bottled Clouds (2008)

A host of personalities reminisce about the life and work of songwriter, lawyer, and congressman Humberto Teixeira — aka "Baião Doctor" — the author of such classic Brazilian popular songs as "Asa Branca". A musical film about the baião, a movement in Brazilian music in the 1940s and 1950s that was later snowed under by samba and bossa nova.

Release: 2008-07-28
Runtime: 110 min

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Cast
Caetano Veloso
Caetano Veloso
Self
Maria Bethânia
Maria Bethânia
Self
Gal Costa
Gal Costa
Self
Chico Buarque
Chico Buarque
Self
David Byrne
David Byrne
Self
Gilberto Gil
Gilberto Gil
Self
Alceu Valença
Alceu Valença
Self
Elba Ramalho
Elba Ramalho
Self
Belchior
Belchior
Self
Lenine
Lenine
Self
Ilka Soares
Ilka Soares
Self
Bebel Gilberto
Bebel Gilberto
Self
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Sivuca
Self
Zeca Pagodinho
Zeca Pagodinho
Self
Otto
Otto
Self
Fagner
Fagner
Self
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Dalva de Oliveira
(archive footage)
Anselmo Duarte
Anselmo Duarte
Self