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Fados

2007 1h 30m Musical List
96% Tomatometer 26 Reviews 81% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
A drama set in Portugal's fado music culture.
Fados

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Critics Consensus

Even those unfamiliar with the Portuguese soul music at the heart of Carlos Saura's film will find it a beautifully enchanting work of cinema.

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Keith Uhlich Time Out [A]n inviting and immersive experience Rated: 4/6 Nov 17, 2011 Full Review Lisa Schwarzbaum Entertainment Weekly Rated: B+ Sep 7, 2011 Full Review Joe Williams St. Louis Post-Dispatch The effect is a coldly theatrical counterpoint to the hot-blooded sentiments. MORE REVIEWS bullet See an archive of recent movie reviews bullet Joe's Movie Lounge blog bullet Reel Time forum bullet Movie showtimes bullet Movie theaters Rated: 2.5/4 Jun 11, 2009 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Celebrates fados, Portugal's traditional music. Rated: B Feb 28, 2013 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com The third segment in Carlos Saura's musical trilogy that also includes Flamenco and Tango. Rated: B Jul 3, 2011 Full Review Jules Brenner Cinema Signals If you're disquieted by something in your life, 88 minutes with this collection of Fados will calm your innermost travails, guaranteed. Rated: 4.5/5 May 23, 2009 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member A series of music videos playing Fado music. It was interesting to see the many interpretations for the songs. Some of the singers are actually Brazilian, so some of them already mixed a little bit of Samba with it. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member Beautiful emotion in this one! Pure Fado! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Audience Member Hermoso. Pero aburrido. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member Not a piece of fiction or a documentary, Fados is a musical journey, featuring major artists from the Portuguese speaking world. And a great journey it is, taking the Fado genre and exploring its history and interpretations. From the back street bars of Alfama we travel to Mozambique for some African fusion, Cabo Verde where Fado rubs shoulders with its cousin Morna, Brazil with the seminal Chico Buarque and even Lila Downs brings a Mexican touch. Impeccably performed, beautifully staged and what else can I say. Magical. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Audience Member Excelente! Um magnifico trabalho de Carlos Saura (completando a triologia) sobre a musica mais nacional que temos: O FADO! Nas suas mais diversas variacoes e estilos, bem como nas suas mais diversas vozes e artistas. Para quem nÃo conhece Fado é um bom filme/documentario para o perceber... ou pelo menos sentir. English coments: Excellent! A magnificent work of Carlos Saura (completing a trilogy) about the music we (the Portuguese) have more national: FADO! In its various variations and styles, as well as in its various voices and artists. For those unfamiliar Fado is a good movie / documentary to find out ... or at least feel. If you are going to see a movie about or over Fados. You are mistaken! But wait! It is really worth SEE! It is a pearl on Fados and all its variations! From the classic to modern, from the north, the country's PLOP and beyond! It's a great reference! By the way, Congratulations to Carlos Saura for the completion of his trilogy! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Audience Member Absolutely fabulous! I saw it thousands of times. Hipnotic! An experience! Saura at his best! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A drama set in Portugal's fado music culture.
Director
Carlos Saura
Screenwriter
Carlos Saura, Ivan Dias
Genre
Musical
Original Language
Portuguese
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 11, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$129.2K
Runtime
1h 30m