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Black Capes

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Black Capes
Directed byArmando de Miranda
Written by
Produced byArmando de Miranda
Edmundo Ferreira de Almeida
Starring
CinematographyOctávio Bobone
Edited byArmando de Miranda
Music byJaime Mendes
Production
company
Produtores Associados
Distributed byExclusivos Triunfo
Release date
  • 11 May 1947 (1947-05-11)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryPortugal
LanguagePortuguese

Black Capes (Portuguese:Capas Negras) is a 1947 Portuguese musical film directed by Armando de Miranda and starring Amália Rodrigues, Alberto Ribeiro and Artur Agostinho. The film takes its name from the black capes worn by the students at the University of Coimbra.[1] The film was an enormous success at the box office in both Portugal and Brazil, despite criticism in Coimbra that depictions of the city and its musical tradition were not accurately represented.

The film marked the debut of Amália Rodrigues, previously known as a radio star. The film's popularity led producers to rush out another film Fado: The Story of a Singer, which was loosely based on her own life story.[2]

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Creekmur p.62
  2. ^ Creekmur p.63

Bibliography

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  • Creekmur, Corey K. The International Film Musical. Oxford University Press, 2012.
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