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Summary:

Explore a musical genre that combines African and Brazilian origins into a fusion of cinema, song, dance, and instruments. Includes legends Maria Severa and Amália Rodrigues, modern stars Mariza and Camane, and more.

Table of Contents:

• Fado da saudade = In the patios, brothels and taverns / (Carlos do Carmo)
• San Jon of Cape Verde / (Grupo Kola San Jon do Mainho da Juventude)
• Variações em lá = Variations / (Ricardo Rocha, Jaime Santos)
• Transparente = Mozambique / (Mariza)
• Menina você que tem = Modinha and lundu / (Toni Garrido)
• Sopra demais o vento = Minor fado of the City of Porto / (Camané)
• O fado de Severa = Maria Severa, 19th century / (Catarina Moura) ; Rua do capelão / (Cuca Roseta)
• Marceneiro = Homage to Alfredo Marceneiro / (NBC, SP, Wilson) ; Tricana / (Alfredo Marceneiro)
• Um homem na cidade = Lisbon / (Carlos do Carmo)
• Foi na travessa da palha = Homage to Lucília do Carmo / (Lila Downs) ; Foi na travessa da palha / (Lucília do Carmo)
• Vida vivida = Minor fado / (Argentina Santos)
• Fado batido / (Brigada Victor Jara dancers)
• Flor di nha esperança = Morna / (Lura)
• Quadras = Fado alfacinha / (Camané)
• Estranha forma de vida = Homage to Amália Rodrigues / (Caetano Velosa)
• Fado tropical = Revolution / (Chico Buarque) ; Grândola / (José Afonso)
• Meu fado meu = Fado flamenco / (Mariza and Miguel Poveda)
• House of fados / (Vicente da Câmara ... [et al.])
• Ó gente da minha terra / (Mariza).

Contributors:

Saura, Carlos, 1932-2023

Gomes, Pedro

Bana, Patrick de

Juaniz, Julia

Serra, Eduardo, 1943-

López-Linares, José Luis

Veloso, Caetano

Downs, Lila

Lura

Buarque, Chico, 1944-

Carmo, Carlos do

Camane, Mariza

Duvideo (Firm)

Fado Filmes

Zebra Producciones

Zeitgeist Films

Languages:

Portuguese
Spanish
English

Language Notes:

In Portuguese or Spanish, with English subtitles.

Subjects:

Fados

Folk songs, Portuguese

Folk music — Portugal

Flamenco music

Fados — Performances

Flamenco music — Performances

Portuguese language films

Folk music

Performances

Spain

Portugal

Genres:

Nonfiction films

Dance films

Feature films

Foreign language films

System Details:

DVD ; widescreen presentation ; stereo.

Performers:

Mariza Camané, Carlos do Carmo, Chico Buarque, Lura, Lila Downs, Caetano Veloso.

Production Credits:

Cinematography, José Luis López-Linares, Eduardo Serra ; editor, Julia Juániz ; choreography, Patrick de Bana, Pedro Gomes.

General Notes:

Special features: "The Making of Fados," with behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with director Carlos Saura and featured musicians; song and performer guide; on-set photo gallery; international trailers; director's note from Carlos Saura.

Audience:

Not rated.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; polychrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video; region 1

Call Numbers:

FAD 2007 DVD

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 795975112031
Publisher Number, Zeitgeist Films: Z1120

OCLC Numbers:

1053096735
439918401 [Invalid]