A Severa (lit. 'The stern/grave one') is a 1931 Portuguese film directed by Leitão de Barros. It is the first Portuguese talking film.[1] A biopic of the fado singer Maria Severa Onofriana,[2] known as A Severa, it is based on a play by Júlio Dantas.[3]
Cast
- Dina Teresa as Maria Severa Onofriana dita A Severa
- António Luis Lopes as Dom João, Count of Marialva
- Antonio Lavradio (D. António de Almeida Portugal, 10th Count of Avintes) as Dom José
- Ribeiro Lopes as Judge
- Silvestre Alegrim as Timpanas, Coach Driver
- Costinha as Marquis of Seide (as Augusto Costa)
- Antonio Fagim as Romão, Landlord
- Patrício Álvares as Diogo
- Eduardo Dores as Gypsy
- Oliveira Martins as The Duke
Production
The film was shot in Paris.[4]
Legacy
A severa was included in the film series for the New Babilonians. Crossing the Border exhibition, curated by Pedro G. Romero, which took place at the Galeria Municipal do Porto in September-November 2021.[5] A Severa was part of the 2023 "A Brief History of Portuguese Cinema" screenings in Setúbal.[6]
References
- ^ Creekmur, Corey (1 January 2012). International Film Musical. Edinburgh University Press. p. 59. ISBN 978-0-7486-3478-1.
- ^ "FORUM MUNICIPAL LUÍSA TODI – SETÚBAL, SEGUNDA-FEIRA, 2 DE OUTUBRO, DE 2023 - 21H00" (PDF). FLT.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Pedro G. Romero: Os Novos Babilónios — Atravessar a Fronteira & Filipe Marques: Pandemic — I Don't Know Karate, but I Know Ka-Razor!". Contemporânea.
- ^ "A SEVERA".