Fados
By: Duvideo ; Fado Filmes ; Zebra Producciones ; produced by Ivan Dias, Luis Galvão Teles, and António Saura ; directed by Carlos Saura
Contributors: Duvideo (Firm); Fado Filmes; Zebra Producciones; Zeitgeist Films
Publisher: Zeitgeist Films
Published: 2009
Place of publication: [United States]
Language: por
Format: [videorecording] /
Number of pages: 92
Subjects: Popular music; Performances; Cante flamenco; World music; Música folklórica; Portuguese Songs; Flamenco music; Fados
Description: Explore a musical genre that combines African and Brazilian origins into a fusion of cinema, song, dance, and instruments. Includes legends Maria Severa and Amalia Rodrigues, modern stars Mariza and Camane, and more.
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.

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

Not rated.

DVD ; widescreen presentation ; stereo.

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