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Fados

Generally favorable reviews
Based on 8 critic reviews
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Musical
Written by:
Ivan Dias
Carlos Saura
Directed by: Carlos Saura
Release Date:
Theatrical: March 6, 2009
DVD: October 20, 2009
Running Time: 90 minutes, Color
Origin: Portugal | Spain
Language(s): Portuguese
Summary
RATING: Not Rated
Starring Mariza, Camané, Carlos do Carmo, Cuca Roseta, Catarina Moura, Argentina Santos, and Maria de Nazaré
A collection of world music framed by elaborate stage production pays homage to music affectionately known at the "Portuguese Blues".
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What The Critics Said
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Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum
Fados connects today's leading interpreters with legendary fadistas of the past. And it's the last title to be released under the banner of the venerable New Yorker Films.
Read Full Review >Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas
A centerpiece of the film is a tribute to the late, legendary Amália Rodrigues, a woman of commanding, majestic beauty and presence, who is seen with her pianist in rehearsal, searching out every nuance of a song she is to perform. Unfortunately, Fado's other performers are not identified.
Read Full Review >San Francisco Chronicle Jonathan Curiel
For those who've never before heard fado, Fados will be a revelation - a window into a music that (like blues music) can be poetic, heartbreaking, melodramatic and redemptive, all at the same time.
Read Full Review >Boston Globe Wesley Morris
As a production, Fados is pretty with its reflected surfaces and many projected images. But at times it hurts for the bite and texture of life outside that studio. For all the dolorous singing about and shots of streets, it'd be nice to hit one.
Read Full Review >New York Post V.A. Musetto
There are no talking heads, but lots of singing heads and sexy dancing bodies, many of them belonging to stars in Spain. In total, there are more than a dozen performance pieces, all stylishly lensed.
Read Full Review >The New York Times Manohla Dargis
This veteran Spanish director has, in his latest, created both a tribute to an art form and a performance archive.
Read Full Review >Washington Post Dan Kois
The movie, set entirely on a beautifully lit soundstage filled with musicians, dancers, mirrors and projection screens, presents some of the country's most acclaimed fadoistas, singing tributes to the art form and some of its greatest legends.
Read Full Review >Village Voice Nick Pinkerton
Saura is formally ambitious--a troupe travels through the film, articulating lyrics in dance--but the movie missteps when departing wholly from the intrinsic nostalgia of its subject, as the seventysomething director imposes his idea of contemporary cool.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 9.0 (out of 10) based on 2 User Votes
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