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REVIEW OF "FADOS"

Directed by: CARLOS SAURA
Original Idea: IVAN DIAS
Producers: IVAN DIAS, LUIS GALVÃO TELES, ANTONIO SAURA
Cinematography: JOSÉ LUIS LÓPEZ-LINARES , EDUARDO SERRA
Editor: JULIA JUANIZ
Musical Supervisor: CARLOS DO CARMO
Production Design: CARLOS SAURA
Choreography: PATRICK DE BANA, PEDRO GOMES
Sound: DANIEL BEKERMAN
Production Managers: CARMEN MARTINEZ, ANTONIO GONÇALO
Executive Producers: SAURA MEDRANO, FRANCOIS GONOT

A co-production of Luso-Española Rodada with Lisboa (Portugal) and Madrid (Spain)

Featuring:
Mariza, Camané, Carlos Do Carmo, Cuca Roseta, Catarina Moura, Argentina Santos, Maria De Nazaré, Vicente Da Câmara, Carmo Rebelo De Andrade, Pedro Moutinho, Toni Garrido, Ricardo Ribeiro, Ricardo Rocha, NBC (Rappers), SP (Rappers), Wilson (Rappers), Miguel Poveda, Caetano Veloso, Chico Buarque, Ana Sofia Varela, Lura, and Lila Downs

The third and final part of the Iberian musical trilogy (with Flamenco and Tango being the first two) by director Carlos Saura, FADOS takes a loving look at the worldwide reach of Portugal’s fado. Songs not just from the heart and soul, these reach back to a time before time, encapsulating the human experience. Richly textured like a tapestry of many colors, FADOS illustrates a diverse pallet of human energy from “San Jon of Cape Verde” to “Fado Alfacinha”, to “Revolucion”.

“Fado Batido” apart from being elegant musically, was performed by a modern dance troupe around a fire with great style, as was “Modinha and Lundu” replete with flirtacious ballerinas and handsome leading man Toni Garrido singing and seducing at the same time.

There were some joyful fados, (like "Foi na travessa da palha" where Lila Downs wins back her man at a nightclub by outsinging the other woman). Lila’s triumph of the human spirit is apparent with a flash of her irreverent eyes and swing of hips, playful but full of business. Despite this upbeat fado, most are songs of loss and longing.

Caetano Veloso breaks your heart with “Estranha Forma de Vida” – just listen to his voice, a combination of enchanting and sorrowful, and you are totally lost in it. But the winner goes to “Fado Flamenco” a haunting duo of fados star Mariza and flamenco cantaor Miguel Poveda which imprints on your consciousness just exactly how poignant this musical genre is. A breathtakingly real and beautiful film – Flamenco Buzz highly recommends FADOS for your viewing pleasure. Just make sure when you pop this DVD in, that right next to the bowl of popcorn, there’s a BIG box of tissues…

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