A Severa is a Portuguese 1931 film, directed by Leitão de Barros, famous for being the first Portuguese all-talking sound film,[1] a biopic of the fado singer Maria Severa Onofriana, known as A Severa, based on the play by Júlio Dantas.[2]
A Severa | |
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Directed by | José Leitão de Barros |
Written by | Júlio Dantas J. Bernard Brunius René Clair |
Starring | Dina Teresa António Luis Lopes Antonio Lavradio Ribeiro Lopes |
Cinematography | Salazar Dinis Paul Guichard |
Music by | Frederico de Freitas |
Distributed by | Imaginação Video e Televisão Lisvendas Audio e Video |
Release date | 17 July 1931 (Portugal) |
Running time | 110 minutes |
Country | Portugal |
Language | Portuguese |
The film was shot in Paris.[3]
The film is rarely seen today, and doesn't have the popularity of other films of the 1930s, seen as the golden era of Portuguese cinema. Maria Severa Onofriana is often mentioned in fado songs today.[4]
Films directed by José Leitão de Barros | |
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