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A Severa (film)
A Severa is a Portuguese 1931 film, directed by Leitão de Barros, famous for being the first Portuguese all-talking sound film,[1] a biopic of the fado singer Maria Severa Onofriana, known as A Severa, based on the play by Júlio Dantas.[2]
| A Severa | |
|---|---|
Poster for the film | |
| Directed by | José Leitão de Barros |
| Written by | Júlio Dantas J. Bernard Brunius René Clair |
| Starring | Dina Teresa António Luis Lopes Antonio Lavradio Ribeiro Lopes |
| Cinematography | Salazar Dinis Paul Guichard |
| Music by | Frederico de Freitas |
| Distributed by | Imaginação Video e Televisão Lisvendas Audio e Video |
Release date | 17 July 1931 (Portugal) |
Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | Portugal |
| Language | Portuguese |
Cast
- Dina Teresa as Maria Severa Orofriana dita A Severa
- António Luis Lopes as Dom João, Count of Marialva
- Antonio Lavradio (D. António de Almeida Portugal, 10th Count of Avintes) as Dom José
- Ribeiro Lopes as Judge
- Silvestre Alegrim as Timpanas, Coach Driver
- Costinha as Marquis of Seide (as Augusto Costa)
- Antonio Fagim as Romão, Landlord
- Patrício Álvares as Diogo
- Eduardo Dores as Gypsy
- Oliveira Martins as The Duke
Production
The film was shot in Paris.[3]
Legacy
The film is rarely seen today, and doesn't have the popularity of other films of the 1930s, seen as the golden era of Portuguese cinema. Maria Severa Onofriana is often mentioned in fado songs today.[4]
References
- ^ Creekmur, Corey (1 January 2012). International Film Musical. Edinburgh University Press. p. 59. ISBN 978-0-7486-3478-1.
- ^ Cajão, Luís (1973). O salto de cavalo (in Portuguese). Edições Ágora.
- ^ Aitken, Ian (4 January 2013). The Concise Routledge Encyclopedia of the Documentary Film. Routledge. p. 734. ISBN 978-1-136-51206-3.
- ^ Shahriari, Andrew (16 October 2015). Popular World Music. Routledge. p. 119. ISBN 978-1-317-34538-1.
External links
- A Severa at IMDb