The soundtrack to Yorgos Lanthimos’ film “Pobres Criaturas,” composed by Jerskin Fendricks and featuring fado performed by Carminho, has been nominated for a North American film Oscar, the organization announced Tuesday.
According to the list of nominees for the 96th Academy Awards, “Poor Creatures” is nominated for Best Original Score along with “American Fantasy,” “Indiana Jones and the Sign of Doom,” “Assassins of Lua das Flores” and “Assassins of Lua das Flores.” . Oppenheimer.”
The soundtrack includes fado “O Quarto” performed by fado singer Carmiño, who stars in the film, singing and playing Portuguese guitar.
In the film, Carminho appears on a balcony to perform this fado in front of Bella Baxter, the story’s protagonist, played by Emma Stone, in a scenario of an imaginary Lisbon of an indefinite time, but where there is no shortage of tiles. , old alleys, trams running between buildings and lots of custard tarts.
In an interview with Lusa, Carminho recalled that he participated in the filming of “Pobres Criaturas” in 2021, in a studio in Budapest, while preparing the album “Portuguesa”.
Carmiño said the director, who was knowledgeable about fado, wanted the film to have a certain “connection between traditional and modern imagery” and also asked her to play the Portuguese guitar, which was a debut for the fado performer and is still an experience. rare among women.
“The film talks a lot about feminism and deconstructs more orthodox positions between men and women, and fado has been shaped for many years in very specific positions: the woman sings, the men run the fado house, play, write poetry. He [o realizador] wants to deconstruct these more calcified structures. I also feel that this is my role,” the singer explained.
In addition to the Best Original Score award, Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos’ film Poor Creatures received 10 more Oscar nominations.
The 96th Academy Awards are scheduled to take place on March 10, 2024 in Los Angeles in the United States of America.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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