''Alô, Alô, Carnaval'' (English: ''Hello, Hello Carnival'') is a 1936
Brazilian musical comedy film
Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, but in some cases, they serve merely as break ...
directed and produced by
Adhemar Gonzaga and
Wallace Downey, and released by the
Cinédia production company. The film premiered on January 20, 1936, at the Cinema Alhambra in
Rio de Janeiro
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, and on February 3, 1936, in
São Paulo
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.
Cast
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Jaime Costa as Empresário
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Barbosa Júnior as Author 1
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Pinto Filho as Author 2
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Oscarito as man in the casino
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Lelita Rosa as Morena
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Aurora Miranda
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Carmen Miranda
Maria do Carmo Miranda da Cunha (9 February 1909 – 5 August 1955), known professionally as Carmen Miranda (), was a Portuguese-born Brazilian singer, dancer, and actress. Nicknamed "The Brazilian Bombshell", she was known for her signature ...
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Henrique Chaves as Crupiê
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Paulo de Oliveira Gonçalves as Barman
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Jorge Murad as Contador de piadas
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Dircinha Batista
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Heloísa Helena
* Alzirinha Camargo
* Irmãs Pagãs
* Francisco Alves
* Almirante
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Bando da Lua
Production
''Hello, Hello, Carnival'' was the first Brazilian film to use
playback in the production of its musical numbers. Limiting this process to only a few choice scenes, direct live audio can still be heard in the background.
[ Castro, Ruy in '' Carmen - Uma Biografia'' – Companhia das Letras, 2005]
Originally called "''O Grande Cassino''", the film's inception came from the need to present singers from Brazil's golden age of radio to a larger mass audience. Set in a pre-television age, the plot focuses on a low-income population which had little, if any, access to entertainment at the nation's
Casino
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s.
Restoration
The film has been restored several times. In 1952, a print was given to the Cooperativa Cinematográfica Brasileira, where it was remounted, removing several scenes. Another restoration was made in 1974, reversing these deletions. In 1986, scenes with comedian Jorge Murad were found in the film library of the
. By the end of 2000, a serious quality restoration project began with substantial financial support. The team concluded its work in March 2002. The film was rereleased in São Paulo, in June 2002.
References
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1936 musical comedy films
1936 films
Brazilian musical comedy films
Films directed by Adhemar Gonzaga
1930s Portuguese-language films
Brazilian black-and-white films
Cinédia films
Rediscovered Brazilian films
1930s rediscovered films
1930s Brazilian films
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