简介：一直认为桑巴是欢乐天性，但活着的巴西桑巴传奇人物MariaBethania告诉你：“Sambaissadnessdancing”桑巴是悲伤舞动。 MariaBethâniaisalivingmusicallegendwhoseearthyinterpretationsofBrazilianfilmmusichaveinspiredgenerationsoffansandmusicalcolleaguesallovertheworld.Thepowerofthemusicgivesvoiceandidentitytoanentirenationa. “Sambaissadnessdancing”,saysBraziliansingerMariaBethânia,awomanwhoextolstheheartandsoulofhernationthroughsong.MariaBethâniaisfromaverydifferentworldthantoday'spopsingers.Aworldofarguablyveryadultpassionsandsorrows:loss,heartbreak,slavery,andreligion. Concertfootageandinterviewswiththesinger'sfamily,friendsandpeerstocreateawarmandpersonalportraitofawomanandherimpeccableartareintercutthoughoutthefilm,Withanunhurriedpace,aseasyandleisurelyasaballad,thedocumentarycapturesBethâniainthestudioandonstage,providinganinsider'slookathowmusiciansdiscussphrasingandinterpretations. Oftenitistheimprompturenditionsthatarethemostglorious,aswhenthreeofBrazil'smostcelebratedsingers(NanaCaymmi,MiuchaandBethânia)giveasambasiren'scallinthedressingroomafteraconcert.Thesingerspeakscandidlyandhonestlytothecameraaboutherlifeandherart,bothofwhichareinextricablyintertwined.--©OfficialSite…