beloved
amália
the story of one of the greatest
singers in the world
BELOVED AMÁLIA BRINGS TO THE CINEMA ONE OF THE MOST EXPRESSIVE SINGERS OF THE 20th CENTURY
Narrated by contemporary singers and through extensive research in archives and collections worldwide, the fado diva reveals her love relationship with the country of samba.
Directed by Marcelo Machado
Producer and Art Director Anabela Cunha
Almodóvar revealed in a statement that the film’s title (Strange Way of Life) “alludes to the famous fado by Amália Rodrigues, whose lyrics suggest that there is no stranger existence than the one that is lived by turning your back on your own desires.”
Pedro Almodóvar
in Variety
“[…] one of the strongest things in my formation was the sound that came out, always has, and will always resonate in the world from the throat of Amália Rodrigues.”
Caetano Veloso
SINGERS/NARRATORS
Maro, Xênia França, Gabriela Di Laccio, TainÁ E I O U, Lena Bahule & Mayra Andrade.
INSTRUMENTALISTS
Jacques Morelembaum, Guilherme Pestana Vaz, M-Pex, Jorge Almeida, Vanessa Ferreira, Robinho Tavares, Ines Laginha.
"It was my authenticity that won."
Amália Rodrigues
In 2011 UNESCO selected fado, from Portugal, as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Candidate for UNESCO’s Memory of the World program for the “exceptional universal value of the recording of her voice and her music”
"It was my authenticity that won."
Amália Rodrigues
In 2011 UNESCO selected fado, from Portugal, as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Candidate for UNESCO’s Memory of the World program for the “exceptional universal value of the recording of her voice and her music”
BELOVED AMÁLIA
CONNECTS US WITH ALL THE EMOTION THE MUSE OF FADO BROUGHT TO THE WORLD.
A film for contemporary audiences and lovers of art, history, culture and music.
