Black Cloaks (1947)
Drama
Music
Romance
The great fadista, Amelia Rodrigues, made her screen debut in Capas Negras, which took its name from the black capes worn by the students in the university city of Coimbra, where the film is set. The action begins in a tavern where a group of former students are reminiscing about their time at the university. One of the students, Jose Duarte then breaks into song, performing an impromptu fado in the local Coimbra style. The tavern owner's niece, the aptly named Maria Lisboa promptly retaliates with a fado of the Lisbon variety. The melodramatic plot then centers on the frustrated romance between these two characters, and the soundtrack is essentially a musical duel between these two different styles of Portugal's national song.
Cast
Maria de Lisboa
José Duarte
Leonor
Dancer
Dancer
Manecas
(uncredited)
Jorge
Coca-Bichinhos
Já-Cá-Canta
Magistrate
Rosa Tricana
Judge
Cunha, the pawnbroker
Crew
Director
Screenplay
Screenplay
Producer
Producer
Screenplay
Music Director
Cinematography
Editor
Set Decoration
Makeup Artist
Production Manager
Sound Director
Songs
Songs
Songs
Songs
Production Office Assistant
Production Office Assistant
Production Office Assistant
Production Office Assistant
Production Office Assistant
Production Office Coordinator