Lábios sem Beijos

Virgin Lips
Virgin Lips
	Film still
Directed by	Humberto Mauro
Written by	Adhemar Gonzaga, Arlindo Muccilo
Produced by	Cinédia
Starring	Lelita Rosa; Paulo Morano; Didi Viana
Production; company	Cinédia
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures (Brazil)
Release date	November 10, 1930 (Rio de Janeiro);
Running time	59 min.
Country	Brazil
Language	Silent (Portuguese intertitles)

The film Lábios sem Beijos

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.^[1]

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.^[2]

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. "^[3]

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,^[4] it is regarded as among Mauro's most significant films,^[5] and a classic of Brazilian silent film.^[6] 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".^[7] Some contemporary critics objected to its sensual imagery.^[7]

It won the 1930 Journal do Brasil award for Best Brazilian Film.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Peter H. Rist (8 May 2014). Historical Dictionary of South American Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 399. ISBN 978-0-8108-8036-8.
^ "Cinemateca".
^ "Director Interview". 30 March 1930. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
^ Willemen, P. (1985). "Chronicle of Brazilian Cinema". Framework: The Journal of Cinema and Media. 28 (28): 144–69. JSTOR 44111107.
^ Amaral, A.; Hastings, K. (1995). "Stages in the Formation of Brazil's Cultural Profile". The Journal of Decorative and Propaganda Arts. 21: 9–25. doi:10.2307/1504129. JSTOR 1504129.
^ Maria Fernanda Baptista Bicalho (1993). "The Art of Seduction: Representation of Women in Brazilian Silent Cinema". Luso-Brazilian Review. 30 (1): 21–33. JSTOR 3514194.
^ ^a ^b Lisa Shaw; Stephanie Dennison (2014). Brazilian National Cinema. Routledge. p. 50. ISBN 978-1-134-70210-7.

External links

Virgin Lips at IMDb (IMDB)
Virgin Lips Adorocinema
Virgin Lips Cinemateca

[Rist-1] Peter H. Rist (8 May 2014). Historical Dictionary of South American Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 399. ISBN 978-0-8108-8036-8.

[2] "Cinemateca".

[3] "Director Interview". 30 March 1930. Retrieved 10 March 2019.

[4] Willemen, P. (1985). "Chronicle of Brazilian Cinema". Framework: The Journal of Cinema and Media. 28 (28): 144–69. JSTOR 44111107.

[5] Amaral, A.; Hastings, K. (1995). "Stages in the Formation of Brazil's Cultural Profile". The Journal of Decorative and Propaganda Arts. 21: 9–25. doi:10.2307/1504129. JSTOR 1504129.

[6] Maria Fernanda Baptista Bicalho (1993). "The Art of Seduction: Representation of Women in Brazilian Silent Cinema". Luso-Brazilian Review. 30 (1): 21–33. JSTOR 3514194.

[Shaw-7] Lisa Shaw; Stephanie Dennison (2014). Brazilian National Cinema. Routledge. p. 50. ISBN 978-1-134-70210-7.

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