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1948 film
…And the World Laughs
Directed byWatson Macedo
Written byWatson Macedo
StarringGrande Otelo 
             Oscarito
             Eliana Macedo
Alberto Ruschel
Release date1948
Running time90 minutes
Country Brazil
LanguagePortuguese

…And the World Laughs is a Brazilian musical and comedy film from 1948, directed by Watson Macedo. According to the "Dicionário de Filmes Brasileiros" (Brazilian Film Dictionary), organized by Antonio Leão, it marks "the moment when Watson Macedo begins to chart the path of what came to be called musical chanchada."

According to "O Cruzeiro" magazine, "The main flaw of this Atlântida production is in the script. And this is mainly what irritates the most in national cinema. Since there were possibilities to present a technically acceptable show, why use such a disjointed story, a mere pretext to showcase some musical numbers with the inevitable radio artists of our time?"

Plot

A theater typist facing financial crisis is mistakenly diagnosed with only a short time left to live because a mix-up at the clinic exchanged his X-ray with that of another patient. His colleagues decide to fulfill all his wishes to give him a "happy end." The typist’s dream is to produce a revista, which no one believes in, but paradoxically ends up saving the theater from bankruptcy. In the end, the mix-up is discovered, and the theater janitor marries the theater director's daughter.

Main Cast

The main cast of the film includes:

  • Oscarito as Pacheco, the theater janitor.
  • Grande Otelo as Aparício, the theater custodian.
  • Modesto de Souza as Damião, the theater director.
  • Eliana Macedo as Neusa, the director's daughter.
  • Alberto Ruschel as Alberto, the "ill" typist.
  • Humberto Catalano as Firmino, the director's assistant who conspires against him.
  • Madame Lou as Madame Valentim.

Musical Numbers

The film features the following musical numbers:

  • Grito de guerra: with Oscarito and newspaper characters; composer: Arnaldo Figueiredo.
  • Abandonado: with Quitandinha Serenaders; composer: Pepe Aguero.
  • Favorita do Sultão: with Araci Costa; composers: Nássara and J. Batista.
  • Pegando Fogo: with Chuca Chuca and his Ensemble; composers: José Maria de Abreu and Francisco Mattoso.
  • La Reina: with Ruy Rey; composers: Rutinaldo and Ruy Rey.
  • Jacarepaguá: with Vocalistas Tropicais; composers: Paquito, Romeu Gentil and Marino Pinto.
  • Falam de Mim: with Acadêmicos do Salgueiro; composers: E. Silva and N. Oliveira.
  • Tempo de Criança: with Adelaide Chiozzo; composers: Ely Turquini and João de Souza.
  • Que Mentira que Lorota Boa: with Luiz Gonzaga; composers: Humberto Teixeira and Luiz Gonzaga.
  • Ave sem Nunho: with Horacina Corrêa; composers: Luiz Soberano and Osvaldo Fonseca.
  • Espanhola Diferente: with Ruy Rey; composers: Nássara and Peterpan.
  • Tabuleiro da Baiana: with Eliana and Quitandinha Serenaders; composer: Ary Barroso.

References

  1. "…And the World Laughs" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Cinemateca Brasileira. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
  2. Araújo, Inácio (July 11, 2007). "Watson Macedo Shows the Impasses of Our Cinema". Folha de S.Paulo - Ilustrada | Television - Critique. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
  3. O Cruzeiro*, March 19, 1949, p. 86, accessed via Hemeroteca Digital.
  4. "…And the World Laughs" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Banco de Conteúdos Culturais da Cinemateca Brasileira. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
  5. "…And the World Laughs (1949)". TINQ (in Turkish). Retrieved July 22, 2024.
  6. ^ "Filmography - …And the World Laughs". bases.cinemateca.gov.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved July 22, 2024.
  7. Novais Cioccio, Sandra Cristina (2015). "Singers and Songs in Atlântida Films" (PDF) (in Brazilian Portuguese). Programa de Pós-Graduação em Música do Instituto de Artes da Universidade Estadual de Campinas, p.68-69. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
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