A Severa (film)

A Severa
A Severa
	Poster for the film
Directed by	José Leitão de Barros
Written by	Júlio Dantas ; ; René Clair
Starring	; ; Antonio Lavradio ;
Cinematography	;
Music by	Frederico de Freitas
Distributed by	; ;
Release date	17 July 1931 (Portugal)
Running time	110 minutes
Country	Portugal
Language	Portuguese

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]

Cast[]

as Maria Severa Orofriana dita A Severa
as Dom João, Count of Marialva
Antonio Lavradio (D. António de Almeida Portugal, 10th Count of Avintes) as Dom José
as Judge
as Timpanas, Coach Driver
as Marquis of Seide (as Augusto Costa)
as Romão, Landlord
as Diogo
as Gypsy
as The Duke

Production[]

The film was shot in Paris.^[3]

Legacy[]

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]

References[]

^ Creekmur, Corey (1 January 2012). International Film Musical. Edinburgh University Press. p. 59. ISBN 978-0-7486-3478-1.
^ Cajão, Luís (1973). O salto de cavalo (in Portuguese). Edições Ágora.
^ Aitken, Ian (4 January 2013). The Concise Routledge Encyclopedia of the Documentary Film. Routledge. p. 734. ISBN 978-1-136-51206-3.
^ Shahriari, Andrew (16 October 2015). Popular World Music. Routledge. p. 119. ISBN 978-1-317-34538-1.

External links[]

A Severa at IMDb

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[Creekmur2012-1] Creekmur, Corey (1 January 2012). International Film Musical. Edinburgh University Press. p. 59. ISBN 978-0-7486-3478-1.

[Cajão1973-2] Cajão, Luís (1973). O salto de cavalo (in Portuguese). Edições Ágora.

[Aitken2013-3] Aitken, Ian (4 January 2013). The Concise Routledge Encyclopedia of the Documentary Film. Routledge. p. 734. ISBN 978-1-136-51206-3.

[Shahriari2015-4] Shahriari, Andrew (16 October 2015). Popular World Music. Routledge. p. 119. ISBN 978-1-317-34538-1.

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