Cinédia

Cinédia
IndustryFilm
FoundedMarch 15, 1930; 94 years ago (1930-03-15)
FoundersAdhemar Gonzaga
Defunct1951; 73 years ago (1951)
HeadquartersSão Cristovão, Rio de Janeiro[1]
Key people
Alice Gonzaga
ProductsMotion pictures
Websitewww.cinedia.com.br

Cinédia (originally called the Cinearte studios) was a Brazilian film studio established on 15 March 1930 in Rio de Janeiro, and remained in continual operation until 1951.[2]

Between 1930 and 1945, Cinédia averaged two films a year, with a high of five in 1936.[3]

History

One of the most important production companies of Brazilian film industry in the 1930s and 1940s, idealized by Adhemar Gonzaga, which produced popular dramas and musical comedies, known by the generic denomination "chanchadas".

Importing the latest equipment and technology, such as Mitchell cameras, and the Movietone sound system, in the first Brazilian film with optical sound.[2]

Humberto Mauro produced the company's first film, Lábios sem Beijos, in 1930. In 1933, he directed, with Adhemar Gonzaga, A Voz do Carnaval, in which singer Carmen Miranda made one of her first film appearances.[4]

In musical comedies like Alô, Alô Brasil!, Alô, Alô, Carnaval! and Onde estás, felicidade?, actors like Oscarito, Grande Otelo and Dercy Gonçalves made their debut.[5]

Cinédia's biggest success was O Ébrio, in 1946, produced by Adhemar Gonzaga and directed by Gilda de Abreu.[citation needed]

Other of the company's hits were Bonequinha de Seda in 1936, Estudantes in 1935, Ganga Bruta in 1933, and Limite in 1931.[citation needed]

Partial filmography

  • Mulher (1931)
  • Honra e Ciúmes (1933)
  • Tapirapés (1934)
  • Alô, Alô Brasil! (1935)
  • Noites Cariocas (1935)
  • Carioca Maravilhosa (1935)
  • Estudantes (1935)
  • Alô, Alô, Carnaval! (1936)
  • O Jovem Tataravô (1936)
  • Bonequinha de Seda (1936)
  • Caçando Feras (1936)
  • O Descobrimento do Brasil (1937)
  • Samba da Vida (1937)
  • Alma e Corpo de uma Raça (1938)
  • Aruanã (1938)
  • Maridinho de Luxo (1938)
  • Tererê Não Resolve (1938)
  • Está Tudo Aí (1939)
  • Joujoux e Balangandãs (1939)
  • Onde Estás Felicidade? (1939)
  • Direito de Pecar (1940)
  • Eterna Esperança (1940)
  • Pureza (1940)
  • 24 Horas de Sonho (1941)
  • O Dia é Nosso (1941)
  • A Sedução do Garimpo (1941)
  • It's All True (1942) (unfinished version)

References

  1. ^ As grandes personagens da história do cinema brasileiro, Volume 1. Eduardo Giffoni Flórido. 1999. ISBN 9788585989040.
  2. ^ a b Shaw, Lisa (May 2014). Brazilian National Cinema. ISBN 9781134702107.
  3. ^ The Film Industry in Brazil: Culture and the State. Randal Johnson. 15 April 1987. ISBN 9780822976448.
  4. ^ Ramos, Fernão in "História do Cinema Brasileiro" – Arte Editora Ltda, 1987
  5. ^ Os 85 anos da Cinédia, estúdio que produziu as chanchadas


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