Lovers, not fighters: Left politics and brandos costumes in Capitães de Abril
(2017)
Journal Article
Sabine, M. (in press). Lovers, not fighters: Left politics and brandos costumes in Capitães de Abril. Journal of Romance Studies, 16(2), https://doi.org/10.3828/jrs.2016.160202
The popularity of Maria de Medeiros’s Capitães de Abril [April Captains] (2000) has made it a significant reference point in perceptions and post-memory of the Portuguese revolution. This essay argues that the film presents the 25 April 1974 coup as... Read More about Lovers, not fighters: Left politics and brandos costumes in Capitães de Abril.