Fados (film)

Fados
Directed by Carlos Saura
Produced by Ivan Dias
Luis Galvao Teles
Antonio Saura
Leslie Calvo
Written by Carlos Saura
Ivan Dias
Starring Mariza
Camane
Carlos Do Carmo
Cuca Roseta
Catarina Moura
Lila Downs
Music by Carlos do Carmo
Cinematography Jose Luis Lopez-Linares
Eduardo Serra
Edited by Julia Juaniz
Production
company
Fado Filmes
Duvideo
Zebra Producciones
Ventas Internacionales
Latido Films
Distributed by Zeitgeist Films
Release date
  • 6 September 2007 (2007-09-06) (Toronto International Film Festival)
  • 4 October 2007 (2007-10-04) (Portugal)
Running time
 88 minutes
Country Portugal
Language Portuguese

Fados is a 2007 Portuguese film directed by Carlos Saura. The film, a fusion of cinema, song, dance and instrumental numbers, explores Portugal's most emblematic musical genre, fado, and its spirit of saudade (melancholy).

Using Lisbon as its iconic backdrop, the film explores the intricate relationship between the music and the city, and Fado's evolution over the years from its African and Brazilian origins up to the new wave of modern Fadistas.

Under the musical supervision of Carlos do Carmo, Fados completed Saura's musical trilogy form with Flamenco (1995) and Tango (1998). Saura deploys mirrors, back projections, lighting effects, and lush colors to frame each song.

Fados contains homages to Maria Severa, Alfredo Marceneiro, and Amália Rodrigues, as well as turns by modern stars like Mariza and Camané. Saura expands the songs (which traditionally involve just a singer and a guitarist) with dance and encompasses other nationalities of Portugal’s former colonies and idioms (such as hip hop, flamenco and reggae).[1]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack for the film includes several songs that were included in the film:

  • "Fado da Saudade" - Carlos do Carmo
  • "Kola San Jon" - Kola San Jon
  • "Variações em Lá" - Jaime Santos, Ricardo Rocha
  • "Transparente" - Mariza
  • "Menina Você que Tem" - Toni Garrido
  • "Quadras" - Camané
  • "Fado da Severa" - Catarina Moura
  • "Rua do Capelão" - Cuca Roseta
  • "Marceneiro" - SP & Wilson
  • "Um Homem na Cidade" - Carlos do Carmo
  • "Foi na Travessa da Palha" - Lila Downs
  • "Vida Vivida" - Argentina Santos
  • "Fado Batido" - Brigada Victor Jara
  • "Flor Di Nha Esperança" - Lura
  • "Sopra Demais o Vento" - Camané
  • "Estranha Forma de Vida" - Caetano Veloso
  • "Fado Tropical" ("Tropical Fado") - Chico Buarque e Carlos do Carmo
  • "Meu Fado Meu" - Mariza
  • "Casa de Fados" - Maria da Nazaré/ Vicente da Câmara
  • "Ó Gente da Minha Terra" - Mariza

References

  1. ↑ Fados on IMDb


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