Summary Their origins lie in the dark. They can only be found in the Bairro Alto, in the Alfama or the Mouraira, in the old districts of Lisbon or in Coimbra in northern Portugal. We are talking about the orally handed down, strangely melancholic sounding city music of the Portuguese: the Fado. In the narrow alleys of Lisbon's old town, one involuntarily encounters the traces of Amália Rodrigues, the "superstar" of Fado. For most Portuguese people, the sound of their voice symbolises national pride and melancholy at the same time. When "the queen of FADO" died in 1999, according to the opinion of the "fadista", "our country lost a piece of its soul". Fado, the word alone triggers similar feelings in Portuguese people as the samba does in Brazilians. The film looks behind the scenes of Fado. We visit the two most famous Fado establishments in Lisbon, are guests of Teresa Siqueira, the young star of the Fado scene and see Gilberto Gracío, the master of guitar making, in his small workshop over his shoulder. The film is a journey through the narrow streets of Lisbon on the trail of the legendary "city music of the poor".
Directed : Unknown
Written : Unknown
Stars : Richard Gere The Dalai Lama
Genres : Documentary
Countries of origin : Germany
Official sites : https://www.presseportal.de/pm/7169/414839
Language : German
Production companies : Martin Thoma Film- und Fernsehproduktion Haberci Productions
Summary Their origins lie in the dark. They can only be found in the Bairro Alto, in the Alfama or the Mouraira, in the old districts of Lisbon or in Coimbra in northern Portugal. We are talking about the orally handed down, strangely melancholic sounding city music of the Portuguese: the Fado. In the narrow alleys of Lisbon's old town, one involuntarily encounters the traces of Amália Rodrigues, the "superstar" of Fado. For most Portuguese people, the sound of their voice symbolises national pride and melancholy at the same time. When "the queen of FADO" died in 1999, according to the opinion of the "fadista", "our country lost a piece of its soul". Fado, the word alone triggers similar feelings in Portuguese people as the samba does in Brazilians. The film looks behind the scenes of Fado. We visit the two most famous Fado establishments in Lisbon, are guests of Teresa Siqueira, the young star of the Fado scene and see Gilberto Gracío, the master of guitar making, in his small workshop over his shoulder. The film is a journey through the narrow streets of Lisbon on the trail of the legendary "city music of the poor".
Genres : Documentary
Countries of origin : Germany
Official sites : https://www.presseportal.de/pm/7169/414839
Language : German
Production companies : Martin Thoma Film- und Fernsehproduktion Haberci Productions
