The Art of Amália (2000)

Director:

Bruno de Almeida

Writers:

Frank Coelho (writer)
Vítor Pavão dos Santos (writer)

Genre:

Documentary | Biography

Tagline:

The Diva. The Legend. The Voice.

Plot:

Documentary about the life and art of legendary singer Amália Rodrigues (1920-1999). |

Plot Keywords:

1950s | 1980s | Show | Newsreel | Intimate Interviews Series

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Amália Rodrigues	...	Herself - Singer (also archive footage)
John Ventimiglia	...	Narrator (English version)
Joaquim de Almeida	...	Narrator (Portuguese Version)
Maria de Medeiros	...	Narrator (French version) / Récitante
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
David Byrne	...	Introduction (English version)
Eddie Fisher	...	Himself - Singer (archive footage)
Alain Oulman	...	Himself - Composer (archive footage)

Also Known As:

A Arte de Amália (Portugal)

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

Portugal | USA

Language:

English | Portuguese | Spanish | French | Italian | Neapolitan

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Portugal:M/6 (DVD rating)

Filming Locations:

Brejão da Samouqueira, Odemira, Beja, Alentejo, Portugal

Company:

Arco Films

Trivia:

Amália Rodrigues passed away a week before the completion of this documentary about her life.

Movie Connections:

Features Blue Skies (1946)

Soundtrack:

SOUND

Is It Too Late For An Amalia Appreciation Society In the U.S.?

With the fairly recent release of Carlos Saura's 'Fados' in the United States (albiet a limited art house only release),it's high time for a re-release of this fine documentary on Amalia Rodrigues. This film is a treasure chest of vintage film clips of Amalia on Portugese & American television,as well as various other film clips,including one of her & her Mother that could easily reduce the most macho man to tears. I first saw this fine documentary a few years back,when it received the unjustified "art house" release (it deserved far better). Fortunately, various recordings exist of Amalia's best recordings on various "budget line" recordings (which are generally available in places such as K-Mart,or Best Buy),or if you do a little searching,one can fine some of the original releases,either on E-Bay,or one of those distribution services that specializes in pricey European imported CD's. There are at least two versions of this documentary in circulation (the original Portugese version,with no English subtitles, and the U.S. version in Portugese with English subtitles,except the European version cannot be played on most U.S.DVD players,due to the PAL colour line system). Not rated by the MPAA,but contains nothing to offend.