Hello, Hello Brazil!

1935 film directed by Wallace Downey
  • February 4, 1935 (1935-02-04)
CountryBrazilLanguagePortuguese

Hello, Hello Brazil! (Portuguese: Allô, Allô, Brasil!) is a 1935 Brazilian musical film directed by Wallace Downey, Alberto Ribeiro and João de Barro. It stars Carmen Miranda and Adhemar Gonzaga; the latter also produced the film. The screenplay was written by Alberto Ribeiro and João de Barro.[1]

Production

Wallace Downey began his career producing successful musical films for Americans with established artists from Brazilian radio. Carmen Miranda, star of this 1935 film, was one such star. A co-production between Waldown Filmes and Cinédia, Allô, Allô, Brasil! presented a multitude of singers, comedians and radio presenters, such as vocalists Francisco Alves and Mário Reis.

A close tie-in with the radio world manifested in this films storyline. Written by popular composers duo João de Barros and Alberto Ribeiro, it portrayed the adventures of a "radiomaníaco" who falls for a nonexistent radio singer.

The two genres of music synonymous with the carnival, including the samba and the march, had a prominent place in early Brazilian musicals and popular movies.[2]

Cast

  • Almirante
  • Ary Barroso
  • Aurora Miranda
  • Carmen Miranda
  • Adhemar Gonzaga
  • César Ladeira
  • Virgínia Lane
  • Francisco Alves
  • Mário Reis
  • Ivo Astolphi ... as Bando da Lua
  • Dircinha Batista
  • Simão Boutman
  • Sílvio Caldas
  • Chico Chico
  • Apolo Correia
  • Elisa Coelho de Almeida

References

  1. ^ "ALÔ! ALÔ! BRASIL". p. Cinemateca Brasileira. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  2. ^ "Estudos de cinema, Volumes 2-3". Alex Viany. 2000. ISBN 9788574191584. Retrieved September 1, 2014.

External links

  • Hello, Hello Brazil! at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata

Further reading

  • Bryan McCann, Hello, Hello Brazil: Popular Music in the Making of Modern Brazil (Durham: Duke University Press, 2004)