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Alex Morgan
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5 min ago
★★★★★4/5

Just finished watching this. Visuals were stunning but the pacing felt a bit off in the second half. Still worth a watch!

+4
Daniel Cooper
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2 days ago
★★★★★2/5

I don't get the hype. The plot was predictable and the characters felt flat. It seems like style over substance to me. Maybe I missed something, but I was bored throughout.

+142
Priya Sharma
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15 days ago
★★★★★5/5

An absolute masterpiece. The director managed to weave complex themes into a compelling narrative without it feeling forced. The cinematography is some of the best I've seen in years. Truly a cinematic experience that stays with you.

Black Cloaks
6.7
1h 43m

Black Cloaks

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.

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Top Cast

Amália Rodrigues

Amália Rodrigues

Maria de Lisboa

Alberto Ribeiro

Alberto Ribeiro

José Duarte

Artur Agostinho

Artur Agostinho

Manecas

Vasco Morgado

Vasco Morgado

Jorge

Barroso Lopes

Barroso Lopes

Coca-Bichinhos

Humberto Madeira

Humberto Madeira

Já-Cá-Canta

António Sacramento

António Sacramento

Magistrate

Graziela Mendes

Graziela Mendes

Rosa Tricana

Joaquim Miranda

Joaquim Miranda

Judge

Fernando Silva

Fernando Silva

Cunha, the pawnbroker

Awards & Recognition

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Overview

Black Cloaks (1947) is rated ⭐ 6.714/10.
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.