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Director: Carlos Saura
Cast: Lila Downs Alfredo Marceneiro Amália Rodrigues Caetano Veloso Carlos do Carmo Cesária Évora
Genre: Documentary Musical
Premiere: November 19, 2007
Running time: 90 min
Country: Spain Portugal

Fados is a 2007 Portuguese film directed by Carlos Saura. The film, a fusion of cinema, song, dance and instrumental numbers, explores Portugal's most emblematic musical genre, fado, and its spirit of saudade (melancholy).

Under the musical supervision of Carlos do Carmo, Fados completed Saura's musical trilogy form with Flamenco (1995) and Tango (1998). Saura deploys mirrors, back projections, lighting effects, and lush colors to frame each song.

Fados contains homages to Maria Severa, Alfredo Marceneiro, and Amália Rodrigues, as well as turns by modern stars like Mariza and Camané. Saura expands the songs (which traditionally involve just a singer and a guitarist) with dance and encompasses other nationalities of Portugal's former colonies and idioms (such as hip hop, flamenco and reggae).

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Fados is a movie (2007) from Spain and Portugal. Genre: documentary, musical. Directed by Carlos Saura. Starring Lila Downs, Alfredo Marceneiro, Amália Rodrigues, Caetano Veloso and Carlos do Carmo. Running time: 90 min. Rating: 7.0/10.

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