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Silêncio - Voices of Lisbon (2020)

Silêncio - Voices of Lisbon poster
Original title
Silêncio - Vozes de Lisboa
Directed by
Judit Kalmar, Celine Carlisle
Genre
documentary film
Country
Portugal, Hungary
Runtime
1h 26m
Rated
0
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
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How it feels

This documentary looks at the traditional Portuguese music style called fado in Lisbon's old neighborhoods. The film shows how tourism and gentrification are changing the places where fado is performed. It balances the experience of listening to fado in a club with the quieter presence of amateur singers in their communities.

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What happens

Fado – Die Stimmen von Lissabon (portugiesischer Originaltitel: Silêncio - Vozes de Lisboa, zu deutsch: Ruhe – Lissabonner Stimmen) ist ein portugiesisch-ungarischer Dokumentarfilm der Regisseurinnen Céline Coste Carlisle und Judit Kalmár aus dem Jahr 2020. Er hat den traditionellen portugiesischen Musikstil Fado zum Thema, der sich unter dem Touristenansturm auf Lissabon in den angestammten, nun aber zunehmend gentrifizierten Altstadtvierteln verändert. Der portugiesische Originaltitel spielt zum einen auf den Ausruf Silêncio an, der in den Lokalen die Besucher zur Ruhe aufrief vor der Fadodarbietung, der ursprünglich still beigewohnt wurde, damit die Zuhörer Text und Stimmung aufnehmen konnten. Zum anderen spielt er auch auf die verstummenden Stimmen des nachbarschaftlichen Amateurfados in den Altstadtvierteln an. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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