Milton Nascimento - A Sede do Peixe

In December 1997, Milton Nascimento gathered a circle of longtime collaborators and guest artists in Rio de Janeiro for a special called 'A Sede do Peixe.' The film captures that occasion, moving between live performances, relaxed backstage chatter, and candid moments that show how songs and arrangements come together. Viewers see duets, ensemble numbers, and informal conversations with figures like Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Alcione, Nana Caymmi, and members of Skank. Rather than tracing a full biography, the documentary offers a single evening-length portrait of a veteran musician working with friends, emphasizing musical interplay, storytelling, and the warm, celebratory mood around a key event in Milton's later career. Small studio moments feel intimate and comfortably unforced too.

Released in 1997, the film was directed by Lula Buarque de Hollanda and Carolina Jabor, created by Ana Luiza Martins Costa and Pedro Só, and preserves Milton's televised special, capturing concert and studio sessions for television and archival release worldwide.

Detailed box office data is scarce, since the project began as a TV special. It didn't have notable theatrical earnings, instead circulating through broadcasts, festival screenings, and later home video for fans and researchers of Brazilian popular music and scholars.

Though modest in commercial reach, the film is valued as a document of MPB history, capturing rare collaborations and relaxed exchanges among Brazil's musical elite. Fans and musicians reference its performances when tracing Milton's influence, and excerpts surface in retrospectives of late 20th century Brazilian music, and academic study worldwide.

Critical reaction was limited but generally positive among outlets that covered it, praising the warmth of the performances and the film's archival value. The work emphasizes musical camaraderie, the songwriting craft, and Brazilian cultural roots, making it most rewarding for listeners already familiar with Milton's catalogue and rewards devoted listeners.