Lábios sem Beijos
{{short description|1930 film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Virgin Lips
| image = Labios-sem-beijos.png
| alt =
| caption = Film still
| native_name =
| director = Humberto Mauro
| producer = Cinédia
| writer = Adhemar Gonzaga, Arlindo Muccilo
| screenplay =
| story =
| starring = Lelita Rosa
Paulo Morano
Didi Viana
| narrator =
| music =
| cinematography =
| editing =
| studio = Cinédia
| distributor = Paramount Pictures (Brazil)
| released = {{Film date|1930|11|10|Rio de Janeiro}}
| runtime = 59 min.
| country = Brazil
| language = Silent (Portuguese intertitles)
| budget =
| gross =
}}
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Lábios sem Beijos (English: Virgin Lips or Lips without Kisses) is a Brazilian silent romantic comedy film directed by Humberto Mauro who was also the cinematographer, and produced in 1930 by Cinédia at the end of the silent film era. It was Written by Adhemar Gonzaga and Arlindo Muccilo with Lelita Rosa, Paulo Morano, and Didi Viana in the main cast.{{cite book |title=Historical Dictionary of South American Cinema |author=Peter H. Rist |date=8 May 2014 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |page=399 |isbn=978-0-8108-8036-8 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PrOMAwAAQBAJ}}
Plot summary
Lelita, a young woman from a wealthy family who is courted by her cousin Paul, but she has reason to believe that he is also having an affair with Lelita's sister, which causes problems of jealousy, until everything becomes clear and true love prevails.{{Cite web|url=http://bases.cinemateca.gov.br/cgi-bin/wxis.exe/iah/?IsisScript=iah/iah.xis&base=FILMOGRAFIA&lang=p&nextAction=lnk&exprSearch=ID=005381&format=detailed.pft|title=Cinemateca}}
Cast
- Lelita Rosa as Lelita
- Paulo Morano as Paulo
- Didi Viana as Didi
- Gina Cavalieri as Gina
- Augusta Guimarães as Perpétua
- Alfredo Rosário as Rosário
- Tamar Moema as Tamar
- Décio Murilo
- Máximo Serrano
- Carlos Eugênio
- Adhemar Gonzaga
- Antonio Paes Gonçalves
- Martins Kito
- Fernando Lima
- Leda Léa
- Luiz Gonzaga Martins
- Humberto Mauro
- Celso Montenegro
Production
In an interview with the Brazilian magazine A Ordem during the period prior to the film's release, Gonzaga stated:
"My company was founded to build true Brazilian cinema. It was launched exclusively with our effort and our capitals. Let us show that we can create a new and legitimate art, capable of turning the smile of the pessimists into a cry of enthusiasm. "{{Cite web|url=http://memorialdademocracia.com.br/card/o-brasil-ganha-seu-primeiro-estudio-cinematografico|title=Director Interview|date=30 March 1930|access-date=10 March 2019}}
At the time it was released, each state in Brazil enforced its own censorship standards, resulting in different cuts to scenes.
Reception
The first film from Cinédia,{{cite journal|author=Willemen, P. |year=1985 |title=Chronicle of Brazilian Cinema |journal=Framework: The Journal of Cinema and Media |volume=28 |issue=28 |pages=144–69 |jstor=44111107}} it is regarded as among Mauro's most significant films,{{cite journal|author=Amaral, A. |author2=Hastings, K. |year=1995 |title=Stages in the Formation of Brazil's Cultural Profile |journal=The Journal of Decorative and Propaganda Arts |volume=21 |pages=9–25 |doi=10.2307/1504129 |jstor=1504129 }} and a classic of Brazilian silent film.{{cite journal|author=Maria Fernanda Baptista Bicalho |year=1993 |title=The Art of Seduction: Representation of Women in Brazilian Silent Cinema |journal=Luso-Brazilian Review |volume=30 |issue=1 |pages=21–33 |jstor=3514194}} It has been described as "a landmark in Brazilian comic film... a biting take on daily life, an ironic vision ... that still makes us laugh today".{{cite book |title=Brazilian National Cinema |author=Lisa Shaw |author2=Stephanie Dennison |publisher=Routledge |year=2014 |page=50 |isbn=978-1-134-70210-7 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=b-B9AwAAQBAJ}} Some contemporary critics objected to its sensual imagery.
It won the 1930 Journal do Brasil award for Best Brazilian Film.
References
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External links
{{commons category|Lábios sem Beijos}}
- {{IMDb title|0121999|title=Virgin Lips}} (IMDB)
- [http://www.adorocinema.com/filmes/filme-223516/ Virgin Lips] Adorocinema
- [http://bases.cinemateca.gov.br/cgi-bin/wxis.exe/iah/?IsisScript=iah/iah.xis&base=FILMOGRAFIA&lang=p&nextAction=lnk&exprSearch=ID=005381&format=detailed.pft Virgin Lips] Cinemateca
Category:Brazilian black-and-white films
Category:Brazilian drama films
Category:Films directed by Humberto Mauro