📜 Overview:
The great fadista, Amelia Rodrigues, made her screen debut in Capas Negras, which took its name from the black capes worn by the students in the university city of Coimbra, where the film is set. The action begins in a tavern where a group of former students are reminiscing about their time at the university. One of the students, Jose Duarte then breaks into song, performing an impromptu fado in the local Coimbra style. The tavern owner's niece, the aptly named Maria Lisboa promptly retaliates with a fado of the Lisbon variety. The melodramatic plot then centers on the frustrated romance between these two characters, and the soundtrack is essentially a musical duel between these two different styles of Portugal's national song.
🌏 Languages Available:
Portuguese
📆 Date Released:
1947-05-17
⌚ Running Time:
103 mins
⭐ Vote Average:
6.3
Beloved Cast
Maria de Lisboa
Amália Rodrigues
José Duarte
Alberto Ribeiro
Manecas
Artur Agostinho
Jorge
Vasco Morgado
Coca-Bichinhos
Barroso Lopes
Já-Cá-Canta
Humberto Madeira
Magistrate
António Sacramento
Rosa Tricana
Graziela Mendes
Judge
Joaquim Miranda
Cunha, the pawnbroker
Fernando Silva
Leonor
Génia Silva
Dancer
António Gonçalves
Dancer
Cremilda de Sousa
Manuela Bonito
Afonso Branco
João Calazans
Maria Emília Vilas
Adozinda Mariano
Domingos Marques
Regina Montenegro
Abel Passos Pereira
Carlos Velosa
(uncredited)
Tomás de Macedo
