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Director  Jose Leitao de Barros
Story by  Julio Dantas
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Country  Portugal
5.5/10 IMDb

Genre  Drama
Music by  Frederico de Freitas
Language  Portuguese
A Severa (film) movie poster

Writer  J. Bernard Brunius, Rene Clair
Release date  17 July 1931 (Portugal)
Screenplay  Rene Clair, J. Bernard Brunius
Similar movies  Jose Leitao de Barros directed A Severa and Maria do Mar

A Severa is a Portuguese 1931 film, directed by Leitão de Barros, famous for being the first Portuguese all-talking sound film, a biopic of the fado singer Maria Severa Onofriana, known as A Severa, based on the novel by Júlio Dantas.

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A Severa (film) movie scenes

Cast

  • Dina Teresa as Maria Severa Orofriana dita A Severa
  • António Luis Lopes as Don João, Count of Marialva
  • Antonio Lavradio as Don 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.

    Legacy

    The film is rarely seen today, and doesn't have the popularity of other films of the 1930s, seen as the golden era of Portuguese cinema. Maria Severa Onofriana is often mentioned in fado songs today.

    References

    A Severa (film) Wikipedia
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    A Severa (film) IMDbA Severa (film) themoviedb.org