| Hello, Hello Brazil! | |
|---|---|
 Carmen Miranda in Hello, Hello Brazil! | |
| Directed by | Wallace Downey Alberto Ribeiro João de Barro |
| Written by | Alberto Ribeiro João de Barro |
| Produced by | Wallace Downey Adhemar Gonzaga |
| Cinematography | Edgar Brasil A.P. Castro Luiz de Barros Ramon García Antonio Medeiros Fausto Muniz |
| Edited by | A.P. Castro |
| Production company | Cinédia |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 1 hr. 18 min. |
| Country | Brazil |
| Language | Portuguese |
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.
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
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.
References
- "ALÔ! ALÔ! BRASIL". p. Cinemateca Brasileira. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
- "Estudos de cinema, Volumes 2-3". Alex Viany. 2000. ISBN 9788574191584. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
Further reading
- Bryan McCann, Hello, Hello Brazil: Popular Music in the Making of Modern Brazil (Durham: Duke University Press, 2004)