The (too brief) life, the (ardent) loves and the (too early) death of Maria Severa Onofirana (1820-1846), better known as "A Severa", a beautiful gypsy who, besides being a prostitute, sang in the taverns of the Mouraria area in Lisbon, and is said to have created the "Fado" style..
If you have any interest in the history of sad music or early European talkies, A Severa is absolutely worth a watch today. But if you can't stand crackly, hiss-heavy audio and actors who gesture like they are trying to flag down a taxi, you will probably hate it. 🍷 This is basically the origin story of Fado music, wr...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
José Leitão de Barros
Harley Knoles
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"If you have any interest in the history of sad music or early European talkies, A Severa is absolutely worth a watch today. But if you can't stand crackly, hiss-heavy audio and actors who gesture like they are trying to flag down a taxi, you will probably hate it. 🍷 This is basically the origin story of Fado music, wrapped inside a tragic romance about a gypsy singer named Maria. She sings in dirty taverns, falls for a rich noble guy who rides horses, and things go downhill pretty fast. The mov..."
Júlio Dantas, Jacques B. Brunius, René Clair, José Leitão de Barros
Portugal
