Fado, a Singer's Story
1947 · 110 MIN · IMDB 6.7 · 201 VOTES · DIR. Perdigão Queiroga
Overview
Ana Maria loves a modest guitar player, Júlio; when she herself in a 'retiro' (typical fado tavern), public and critics rend major applause. Fame brings about new friends, namely bohemian young who play and sing the fado with her, and not so young men but who rich and powerful enough to patronize her, promote her, and wish to become intimate with her. Júlio the guitarist feel betrayed, and he sets his mind to depart to the African colonies, to leave her forever. Knowing that he's going to embark, Ana Maria's heart between her first love, and the appeal of the rich and famous.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,336 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:04 FADO, Story of a Fado Singer
00:04:58 And don't forget that I was stiII at schooI and aIready knew what Fado was.
00:08:24 Here. That's for your mother.
00:14:02 ''Fado means fate
00:19:04 - Am I your boss? Aren't you free? - You know very weII I'm not.
00:22:17 - What do they say? - But who do you think I am?
00:25:57 ''in a Iove song.
00:31:30 ''The breath of a Ionging
00:34:42 - Good night. - I'II be expecting you next week.
00:38:33 Luisinha is bed-ridden, do you understand?
00:41:57 What are you saying, JuIio?
00:45:45 ''and I can't controI this urge to sing it.
00:49:48 Oh, when I get home, I won't stop running.
00:55:12 ''I onIy know that one day I heard you and I cried
00:59:42 Very weII, you put it very weII: Structure!
01:02:54 Ads, do you understand? It's the ads.
01:07:56 And I won't.
01:11:33 Ana Maria, you don't know how to sing anymore.
01:14:18 JuIio!
01:18:58 Ana Maria's guitarists shouId have arrived a Iong time ago.
01:28:34 - Words. Just words nothing eIse. - Maybe not.
01:33:20 And what do you care? Does anyone have anything to do with my Iife?
01:37:19 Even dogs are gratefuI to those who feed them. Not you!
01:41:38 nor do I care! - Attention, Miss Ana Maria
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,336
Dialogue density12.1 lines / min
First line00:00:04
Final line01:41:38
Production Record
DirectorPerdigão Queiroga
LanguagePortuguese
IMDb votes201