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6 March 2009 (USA) morePlot:
A drama steeped in Portugal's Fado music culture. | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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2 wins & 4 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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Fados (From Scorecard Review. 29 May 2009, 12:07 AM, PDT)
400 Screens, 400 Blows - A Song and a Push
(From Cinematical. 16 April 2009, 5:03 PM, PDT)
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A Hot Performance Film more (14 total)Cast
(Credited cast) | Chico Buarque de Hollanda | ... | Himself |
| Camané | ... | Himself |
| Carlos do Carmo | ... | Himself |
| Lila Downs | ... | Herself |
| Cesária Évora | ... | Herself |
| Toni Garrido | ... | Himself |
| Lura | ... | Herself |
| Alfredo Marceneiro | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
| Mariza | ... | Herself |
| Miguel Poveda | ... | Himself |
| Amália Rodrigues | ... | Herself (archive footage) |
| Argentina Santos | ... | Herself |
| Ana Sofia Varela | ... | Herself |
| Caetano Veloso | ... | Himself |
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USA:90 min | Argentina:93 min | Canada:85 min (Toronto International Film Festival)Language:
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Canada:PG | Portugal:M/6 (Qualidade) | Netherlands:AL | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Argentina:Atp | USA:Unrated | Brazil:LivreFilming Locations:
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It doesn't really matter whether you already love Fado music or not. This film will make a believer out of you.
I attended the world premiere on the 6th of September at the Toronto Film Festival (actually it was the first film shown at the festival this year) and I can tell you that the audience was in tears at the beauty of the performances alone, with applause after every number.
The film has no plot, only a brief title slide to explain the history of Fado music. Fado is a Portuguese vocal genre that has endured for the last 150 years. After that introduction, though, Saura just lets the music do the talking. The film is composed of performances by the top Fado artists from Portugal (Mariza, Carlos do Carmo...) as well as artists from Brazil, Cabo Verde, Spain, and Mexico (Lila Downs!).
This is no concert movie. Instead, each of the numbers is uniquely performed as a set piece often with a dance accompaniment. But true to form, it's the vocals more than anything which go straight to the heart as they tell tales of sadness and longing, of memories, losses and triumphs.
Interesting that a movie so devoted to the form should be directed by a Spaniard, Carlos Saura, but his filmography shows unequivocally his love of music and dance and his skill in bringing it to the screen. At the premiere, he spoke of the last day of shooting - it was shot entirely in Madrid - and how the cast and crew - half Portuguese, and half Spanish - was crying because they were sad it was over. I felt the same way at the end of the film and can't wait to see it again.