A Severa (lit. The stern/grave one) is a 1931 Portuguese film directed by Leitão de Barros. It's famous for being the first Portuguese talking film.[1] It is a biopic of the fado singer Maria Severa Onofriana,[2] known as A Severa, based on the play by Júlio Dantas.[3]
| A Severa | |
|---|---|
 Poster for the film | |
| Directed by | José Leitão de Barros |
| Written by | Júlio Dantas J. Bernard Brunius René Clair |
| Starring | Dina Teresa António Luis Lopes Antonio Lavradio Ribeiro Lopes |
| Cinematography | Salazar Dinis Paul Guichard |
| Music by | Frederico de Freitas |
| Distributed by | Imaginação Video e Televisão Lisvendas Audio e Video |
Release date | 17 July 1931 |
Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | Portugal |
| Language | Portuguese |
Cast edit
- 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 edit
The film was shot in Paris.[4]
Legacy edit
A Severa was part of the 2023 "A Brief History of Portuguese Cinema" screenings in Setúbal.[5]
References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ "A SEVERA".
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