Review of Fados (2007) by Lohita P — 19 Oct 2009
The best musical since--well, Saura's Tango ten years ago. You don't need to know anything about fados (a traditional popular song from Portugal) to appreciate the longing and passion of the singers, the talent of the accompanying musicians, the mastery of the dancers, and above all, the cinematic genius of Saura.
Through simple lighting, projection, and camera movement, he creates a poetry of the screen which parallels or complements the profundity of this deceptively simple-sounding music. Young folks may find filming an entire song in one camera shot boring, but in so doing for some of the numbers, Saura focuses your attention on the singer and the music.
I'm going to go back and watch this again tomorrow night, that's how much I loved this movie.
This review of Fados (2007) was written by Lohita P on 19 Oct 2009.
Fados has generally received positive reviews.
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