Fado and the Urban Poor in Portuguese Cinema of the 1930s and 1940s

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Michael Colvin

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A compelling account of the role of Fado and the fadista in Portuguese film and the wider culture.

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A compelling account of the role of Fado and the fadista in Portuguese film and the wider culture.

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Acknowledgments Introduction Images of Defeat: Early Fado Films and the Estado Novo's Notion of Progress The Musical War Against Lisbon: Aldeia da Roupa Branca's Rural Family Values in Conflict with an Easy Fadista Life in the Capital A Return to Marialvismo: O Costa do Castelo and the Comedies of the 1940s Lisbon (Fado) versus Coimbra (Fado): New Severas, the Colonial Enterprise, and Class Conflict in Capas Negras Fado, História d'um Cantadeira: Construction and Deconstruction of the Fado Novo Conclusions: Fado Malhoa, etc. Afterword Bibliography Filmography Index