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Director
  
Jose Leitao de Barros

Story by
  
Julio Dantas

Duration
  

Country
  
Portugal

5.5/10
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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


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