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Black Cloaks (1947)

Black Cloaks (1947)

Drama Romance Music
Release Date: 1947, May 17
Directors: Armando de Miranda
Countries: Portugal
Production: Cinelândia, Lisboa Filme, Real República do Rás-Teparta, Produtores Associados, Exclusivos Triunfo
Cast: Fernando Silva, Artur Agostinho, Amália Rodrigues, Humberto Madeira, Joaquim Miranda, Tomás de Macedo, António Sacramento, Alberto Ribeiro, Graziela Mendes, Vasco Morgado, Barroso Lopes, Génia Silva

Overview:

The great fadista, Amelia Rodrigues, made her screen debut in Capas Negras, which took its name from the black capes worn by the students in the university city of Coimbra, where the film is set. The action begins in a tavern where a group of former students are reminiscing about their time at the university. One of the students, Jose Duarte then breaks into song, performing an impromptu fado in the local Coimbra style. The tavern owner's niece, the aptly named Maria Lisboa promptly retaliates with a fado of the Lisbon variety. The melodramatic plot then centers on the frustrated romance between these two characters, and the soundtrack is essentially a musical duel between these two different styles of Portugal's national song.

Keywords:

musical romance black and white vintage culture portugal coimbra, portugal fado