A Song of Lisbon

7/8/2023

**Another unnecessary and pointless remake by Leonel Vieira: this time, there are some interesting points to consider, but it still has too many problems to be a good film.** It is clear that Leonel Vieira has absolutely adhered to the fashion for remakes of very old, but well-known films. It's a trend that emanates from Hollywood and that has a certain relevance there, given the huge amount of films and stories forgotten in films that only experts in the field will still review. In Portugal, a country with a cinema that is considerably poorer in old and forgotten films, making remakes is not so attractive. There would be some films that could be suitable for a remake, a rewrite or an update. I am thinking, for example, of “O Feitiço do Império”, a film that publicized governmental idea