Cesária Évora
Ana Sofia Fonseca / PT, 2022 / 95 min.
Fascinating, loving portrait of the ‘barefoot diva’, Cesária Évora, the singer whose rise to fame started when she was 50. Featuring concert footage, interviews and shots of the Cape Verdes Islands. From poverty-stricken bar talent to global superstar.
She was known as the ‘barefoot diva’, yet Cesária Évora (1941 - 2011) displayed no illusions of entitlement. This loving film portrays a singer who, by performing barefoot, never forgot her poor roots. One with a deeply melancholy voice that “arises from her soul, her life and her country,” as one of the interviewees says.
Details
Director
Ana Sofia Fonseca
Production year
2022
Country
PT
Original title
Cesária Évora
Length
95 min.
Language
Kabuverdianu, Portuguese, English, French
Subtitles
NLD
Format
DCP
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