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Mar 6, 2009 · Much as he did in his 1990s documentaries “Sevillanas” and “Flamenco,” this veteran Spanish director has, in his latest, created both a tribute to an art form and a performance archive.
- Carlos Saura
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).
Mar 4, 2009 · “Fados,” which takes its title from a tradition of emotive, melancholy singing derived in the poor port-side areas of early nineteenth-century Lisbon (but with African and Brazilian origins), and...
- Michael Koresky
Apr 2, 2009 · In Carlos Saura’s eighth film about music, he tackles the obscure and archaic Fado, a form of song that remains in its purest form just two guitarists and a singer. Fados explores its past...
May 20, 2017 · With Lisbon as a backdrop, the film explored the complicit dialogue between music and the city, tracing the evolution of Fado from Afro-Brazilian origins to today's new generations. Carlos Saura called him FADOS because he understood that, unlike his Spanish and Argentine counterparts, the Portuguese genre contained multiple identities.
Sep 21, 2019 · Having taken on flamenco (“Sevillanas”) and tango (“Tango”), Carlos Saura tackles a third great melancholy music style, directing “Fados,” a celebration of Portugal’s classic, lamenting acoustic folk songs. The film combines fado performances from top artists, dance from Portugal, Brazil and Cape Verde and archive footage.
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Mar 6, 2009 · Having taken on flamenco ("Sevillanas") and tango ("Tango"), Carlos Saura tackles a third great melancholy music style, directing "Fados," a celebration of Portugal's classic, lamenting acoustic folk songs.
