"Fados", The movie

Finally! The movie we´ve been expecting for soooo long! It had to be a spanish director to take the chance. I am ok with that; everyday we try to overcome this rivalry we have with the so-called nuestros hermanos but to be honest It is really a shame that it wasn´t made by a portuguese director. Ok again. Saura is talented and gave Fado the chance (deserved!) to join his filmography and enrich it. But still...why didn´t we have the balls to do it before a spanish? Is there a remaining inferiority feeling about Fado? Are we ashamed of Fado? It´s traditional, of course. But does this make it different? Worse? Low-value? I don´t think so. This stereotype derived from Salazarismo, the time of dictatorship in Portugal when Fado was consired the song of the poor ones; a representation of the regime itself, making a triade along with other two "F´s": Fátima and Football! Dictatorship is gone (well...Salazar, the dictator, was elected the greatest portuguese individuality of the 20th century some months ago....no comment!). It is time to overcome those days and give Fado the importance he must have as a national symbol, a cultural patrimony, a legacy, that gathers and identifies us as being Portuguese. It is time.

The movie came to theaters on October 4th. I didn´t see it yet. Is it because of the director? eheh maybe...I am "afraid" of the "vision" a spanish gentleman may have of something so deeply portuguese. We´ll see.