Black Cloaks

Black Cloaks

1947
1h 43m
6.3

6.3/10

6 votes • View on IMDb
Drama Music Romance
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.

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Language: PT

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Production Information

Production Companies
Cinelândia Lisboa Filme Real República do Rás-Teparta Produtores Associados Exclusivos Triunfo
Production Countries
Portugal
Spoken Languages
Portuguese

Keywords

portugal musical romance black and white culture vintage fado coimbra, portugal

Quick Facts

Original Title Capas Negras
Release Date May 17, 1947
Status Released
Language PT
IMDb ID tt0039239

Cast

Amália Rodrigues
Amália Rodrigues

Maria de Lisboa

Alberto Ribeiro
Alberto Ribeiro

José Duarte

Artur Agostinho
Artur Agostinho

Manecas

Vasco Morgado
Vasco Morgado

Jorge

Barroso Lopes
Barroso Lopes

Coca-Bichinhos

Humberto Madeira
Humberto Madeira

Já-Cá-Canta

António Sacramento
António Sacramento

Magistrate

Graziela Mendes
Graziela Mendes

Rosa Tricana

Joaquim Miranda
Joaquim Miranda

Judge

Fernando Silva
Fernando Silva

Cunha, the pawnbroker

Génia Silva
Génia Silva

Leonor

António Gonçalves
António Gonçalves

Dancer

Key Crew

Armando de Miranda
Director
Alberto Barbosa
Screenplay
José Galhardo
Screenplay
Armando de Miranda
Producer
Edmundo Ferreira de Almeida
Producer
Luís Galhardo
Screenplay