} Crítica Retrô: 1925: um ano inesquecível / 1925: an unforgettable year

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Sunday, January 12, 2014

1925: um ano inesquecível / 1925: an unforgettable year

AVISO: este post é muito, muito longo. Mas vale a pena ser lido / assistido.

WARNING: this post is very, very long. But it is one worth reading / watching.

1925 não foi um ano bom para o cinema. Foi um ano ótimo. Excelente. Sensacional. Os três grandes nomes da comédia muda estrelaram longas-metragens (Buster Keaton estrelou dois!), o filme mais caro do cinema mudo foi feito depois de muito atraso (Ben-Hur), uma obra de referência para aspirantes a cineastas e revolucionários surgiu na URSS (O encouraçado Potemkin), Garbo fez o filme que a traria para a América (Rua das Lágrimas) e uma obra-prima sacudiu o mundo (O Grande Desfile).

1925 wasn't a good year for film. It was an excellent year. Fantastic. Sensational. The three greats of silent comedies made feature films (Buster Keaton made two!), the most expensive silent film was releaed after a lot of delay (Ben-Hur), an essential work for wannabe filmmakers and revolutionaries was made in the USSR (Battleship Potemkin), Garbo made the film that would bring her to the US (Joyless Street) and a masterpiece shook the world (The Big Parade).

Technicolor in "Phantom of the Opera"

Muitos dos futuros astros e estrelas fizeram suas primeiras participações. Myrna Loy, Clark Gable, Carole Lombard estavam lá, como extras irreconhecíveis na multidão. Mas por pouco tempo. Outros tantos futuros astros nasceram em 1925: Jack Lemmon, Julie Harris, Paul Newman, Dorothy Malone, Lee Van Cleef, Joan Leslie, Farley Granger, Peter Sellers, Angela Lansbury, Richard Burton, Tony Curtis, Rock Hudson, Sammy Davis Jr, Dick Van Dyke...

Many future stars made their first movie appearances. Myrna Loy, Clark Gable, Carole Lombard were there, as unknonw extras in the crowd. But not for long. Other future stars were born in 1925: Jack Lemmon, Julie Harris, Paul Newman, Dorothy Malone, Lee Van Cleef, Joan Leslie, Farley Granger, Peter Sellers, Angela Lansbury, Richard Burton, Tony Curtis, Rock Hudson, Sammy Davis Jr, Dick Van Dyke...

Mas quais os melhores filmes de 1925? Se já houvesse Oscar naquele ano, quem ganharia? Para responder isso, eu criei meu próprio Oscar, disponível no vídeo abaixo.

But which were the best movies of 1925? If there was already the Oscars that year, who would be the winners? To answer this question, I made my own Oscar ceremony, availabe in the video below.

E agora, uma breve sinopse dos 19 filmes de 1925 que eu vi para escrever este post:

And now, a brief synopsis of the 19 films from 1925 that I watched to write this post:

Chess Fever: Uma cidade russa recebe um campeonato de xadrez, fazendo com que todos os habitantes se tornem entusiastas do jogo. Mas um deles exagera.

Chess Fever: A Russian town hosts a chess championship, and all the citizens become chess enthusiasts. But one citizen goes too far.

Em Busca do Ouro / The Gold Rush: Charles Chaplin é o adorado vagabundo no Klondike, onde ele espera encontrar ouro para dar uma vida melhor à mulher que ama (Georgia Hale).

The Gold Rush: Charles Chaplin is the adorable tramp in the Klondike, where he expects to find gold to provide a better life for the woman he loves (Georgia Hale).

Vaqueiro Avacalhado / Go West: Um homem sem amigos (Buster Keaton) vai para o Oeste e começa uma história de amor e amizade com uma vaca.

Go West: A friendless man (Buster Keaton) goes West and starts a story of love and friendship with a cow.

O Calouro / The Freshman: Harold Lamb (Harold Lloyd) está ansioso para ir para a faculdade. Ele acredita que poderá ser popular se agir como o personagem de um filme, o que inclui fazer uma dancinha e jogar futebol americano.

The Freshman: Harold Lamb (Harold Lloyd) is anxious to go to college. He believes he can be popular if he acts like a character from a film, and that includes a little dance and playing football.

Sete Oportunidades / Seven Chances: Buster Keaton herdará sete milhões de dólares se se casar até as sete horas de seu vigésimo sétimo aniversário. Ele então sai em busca de uma noiva.

Seven Chances: Buster Keaton will inherit seven million dollars if he gets married before seven on the day of his twenty-seventh birthday. So he starts searching for a bride.


O Encouraçado Potemkin: Com um bocado de glamour, o filme conta como os marinheiros do Potemkin se rebelaram contra as condições terríveis do navio e assim iniciaram um levante que contagiou a cidade de Odessa.

Battleship Potemkin: With a touch of glamour, the film tells how the sailors from the Battleship Potemkin started a rebellion against the terrible conditions they worked in and how this rebellion changed the city of Odessa.

Variety / Varieté: Um acrobata (Emil Jannings) e sua amante (Lya de Putti) têm a chance de se apresentar em um grande espetáculo, mas o dono do show começa a flertar com a moça, despertando ciúmes.

Variety / Varieté: An acrobat (Emil Jannings) and his lover (Lya de Putti) have the chance to present their act in a big show, but the owner of the place starts flirting with the girl, causing jealousy.

O Fantasma da Ópera / Phantom of the Opera: A ópera de Paris é surpreendida por rumores de que uma estranha criatura (Lon Chaney) mora no subsolo e faz de tudo para ajudar a cantora Christina (Mary Philbin) a prosperar na carreira. 

Phantom of the Opera: The Paris Opera is surprised to hear about rumors of a strange creature (Lon Chaney) who is living in the underground and doing everything he can to help the singer Chrisitna (Mary Philbin) to be successful.

O Mundo Perdido / The Lost World: O professor Challenger (Wallace Beery) organiza uma expedição para a Amazônia com o objetivo de provar a existência de dinossauros vivos. No grupo estão o repórter Ed Malone (Lloyd Hughes), o rico aventureiro Lorde Roxton (Lewis Stone) e Paula White (Bessie Love), filha de um explorador morto na expedição anterior.

The Lost World: Professor Challenger (Wallace Beery) organizes an expedition to the Amazon in order to prove that living dinosaurs still exist. In the expedition we can find the reporter Ed Malone (Lloyd Hughes), the rich adventurer Lord Roxton (Lewis Stone) and Paula White (Bessie Love), the daughter of an explorer who was killed in a previous expedition.

Body and Soul: O criminoso “Big Carl” foge da prisão e passa a se apresentar como reverendo Jenkins (Paul Robeson em seu filme de estreia). Na cidade em que ele prega vive a carola Martha Jane (Mercedes Gilbert), que deseja que a filha Isabelle se case com o perigoso reverendo.

Body and Soul: The criminal “Big Carl” runs away from prison and starts presenting himself as the Reverend Jenkins (Paul Robeson in his film debut). In the city where he preaches there is the very religious Martha Jane (Mercedes Gilbert), who wants her daughter Isabelle to get married to the dangerous reverend.


O Águia / The Eagle: Valentino é um oficial da guarda da czarina que deserta ao saber que o pai está morrendo. Ele então decide se vingar do homem que roubou o patrimônio da família, adotando a identidade de Águia Negra.

The Eagle: Valentino is an officer from the Tsarina's guard who leaves when he gets the word that his father is dying. He then decides to seek revenge from the man who stole the family's fortune, and adopts the identity of the Black Eagle.

Sua Vida Pelo Seu Amor / Little Annie Rooney: Em um de seus últimos papéis de criança, Mary Pickford é Annie, uma garota pobre que se apaixona pelo amigo do irmão, membro de uma gangue.

Little Annie Rooney: In one of her last childish roles, Mary Pickford plays Annie, a poor girl who falls in love with her brother's friend, who is a member of a gang.

Rua das Lágrimas aka Joyless Street / Die Freudlose Gasse: Greta (Greta Garbo) e Marie (Asta Nielsen) vivem na pobreza em Viena em 1921. Enquanto Marie foge de casa e cai na prostituição, Greta tem dificuldades para pagar as dívidas do pai e vê como única saída dançar em um cabaré.

Joyless Street / Die Freudlose Gasse: Greta (Greta Garbo) and Marie (Asta Nielsen) live in poverty in Vienna in 1921. While Marie runs away from home and becomes a prostitute, Greta has trouble to pay her father's debts and has to dance in a cabaret.

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ: Judah Ben-Hur (Ramon Novarro) quer se vingar do velho amigo Messala (Francis X. Buschman), que se tornou um soldado romano preconceituoso. Em sua jornada, Ben-Hur conhece Jesus e decide então seguir e defender o Messias.

Ben-Hur: Judah Ben-Hur (Ramon Novarro) wants revenge from his old friend Messala (Francis X. Bushman), who became a prejudiced Roman soldier. In his journey, Ben-Hur meets Jesus and decides to follow and to defend the Messiah.

O Jardim dos Prazeres / The Pleasure Garden: Neste primeiro filme dirigido por Hitchcock, as coristas Patsy (Virginia Valli) e Jill (Carmelita Geraghty) precisam tomar uma decisão quando seus namorados vão para a América. Jill promete esperar para se casar, enquanto Patsy se casa rapidamente com homem que é infiel.

The Pleasure Garden: In this first film directed by Hitchcock, the chorus girls Patsy (Virginia Valli) and Jill (Carmelita Geraghty) need to make up their minds when their boyfriends go to America. Jill promises to wait for him to get married, while Patsy quickly marries a man who later proves to be unfaithful.

O Grande Desfile / The Big Parade: O jovem e rico Jim Apperson (John Gilbert) vai para a Primeira Guerra Mundial e faz amizade com o operário Slim (Karl Dane) e o barman Bull (Tom O’Brien). Com a divisão do exército treinando em vila francesa, Jim conhece a adorável Melisande (Renée Adorée), mas precisa deixá-la para ir ao front.

The Big Parade: Young and rich Jim Apperson (John Gilbert) enlists to fight in the First World War and becomes friends with the construction worker Slim (Karl Dane) and the barman Bull (Tom O'Brien). As the army is in training in a French village, Jim gets to know the adorable Melisande (Renée Adorée), but has to abandon her to go to the front.

A Viúva Alegre / The Merry Widow: O príncipe Danilo Petrovich (John Gilbert) se apaixona pela dançarina Sally O’Hara (Mae Murray), mas sua posição e sua família impedem o casamento. Devastada, Sally se casa com velho banqueiro que sustenta a família real.

The Merry Widow: Prince Danilo Petrovich (John Gilbert) falls in love with the dancer Sally O'Hara (Mae Murray), but his position and his family prohibit the union. Devastated, Sally gets married to an old banker who financially supports the royal family.

Ação, ciúme, pancadaria! / Action, jealousy, fighting!

O Feiticeiro de Oz / The Wizard of Oz: Esta versão muito louca da história de L. Frank Baum mostra Dorothy (Dorothy Dwan) como a rainha perdida de Oz, que foi levada ainda bebê para o Kansas. Já crescida, ela desperta a paixão de um fazendeiro (Larry Semon, o faz-tudo do filme). Oliver Hardy interpreta outro fazendeiro.

The Wizard of Oz: Thisvery crazy version of the L. Frank Baum story brings Dorothy (Dorothy Dwan) as the lost queen of Oz, who was taken to Kansas as a baby. As an adult, she becomes the object of desire of a farmer (Larry Semon, the man who did it all in the movie). Oliver Hardy plays another farmer.

O Leque da Lady Margarida / Lady Windermere’s Fan: Oscar Wilde é o autor da história de lady Margaret Windermere (May McAvoy), ou melhor, da mãe dela, Mrs Erlynne (Irene Rich), que foi uma mulher de vida desregrada. Depois de muitos anos, Mrs Erlynne volta a Londres mas, para evitar que Margaret, que pensa que a mãe morreu, tenha uma surpresa desagradável, o Lorde Windermere paga uma quantia para Mrs Erlynne deixá-los em paz.  

Lady Windermere's Fan: Oscar Wilde is the author of the story about Lady Margaret Windermere (May McAvoy), or better, her mother's, Mrs Erlynne's (Irene Rich), story. Mrs Erlynne lived an unruly life. After many years, she goes back to London but to avoid an unpleasant surprise for Margaret, who thinks her mother is dead, Lord Windermere pays a good sum so Mrs Erlynne will leave her daughter alone. 

Wow! This is my contribution for the Film History Project Blogathon, hosted by Fritzi, Aurora and Ruth, respectively at Movies, Silently, Once Upon a Screen and Silver Screenings.


19 comments:

Pedrita said...

buster keaton é incrível. vi recentemente algumas obras depois q o telecine cult fez uma homenagem. ah, o encouraçado vi no semestre passado. incrível tb. ben hur é maravilhoso, esse vi faz tempo. realmente um ano incrível. beijos, pedrita

Silver Screenings said...

I didn't realize so many future Hollywood stars were born in 1925 – it certainly was a stellar year!

Thanks for such a well-researched post. Your enthusiasm for this year is certainly contagious! I've added several new titles to my Must-See Movie List. :)

Fritzi Kramer said...

Marvelous job! I loved your selections for "best" of the year. And thanks for including those video links!

Caftan Woman said...

Your Oscar ceremony was a real treat. The quality output of the year 1925 is truly astounding. Enjoyed this post immensely.

FlickChick said...

Fantastic! Your video was so sweet! A really fine post, my friend. 1925 was indeed a very good year for film.

Joe Thompson said...

Hi Lê, you made excellent choices in the list of films and in your Academy Awards. Thank you for sharing with us.

Anonymous said...

Le, what a great post! I didn't realise 1935 was such a vintage year, so thanks for correcting that oversight! I'll be watching a fair few of the films you posted.

I love you 'Oscar' video too, such a great idea!

Kristina said...

hi, this was super, I should see more movies from this era so your providing links is brilliant and I'll have to start educating myself on the ones I haven't seen. Love your selections for Oscar, what a great idea!

Cliff Aliperti said...

1925 provides an even more impressive list than I expected, great work! I still have to see several of these, but so glad that I did see The Big Parade, which I loved, and glad it did so well in your Awards video!

Iza said...

Gostei muito do seu vídeo e da postagem em si. Adoro o Buster Keaton, sempre assisto filmes dele com minha avó e tia avó. Nós rimos bastante...Em Busca do Ouro é clássico, que eu adoro também.
Amei a postagem <3
Beijos <3

P.S: Sorry for being absent here.

Ari Timpin de Almeida Pinto said...

Poxa! E eu e achando o Grande Bam Bam Bam por ter assistido 23 filmes da década de 1910 e você assistiu a 19 filmes apenas em 1925?! Parabéns, sou seu fã!

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Os Filmes de Frederico Daniel said...

Vi recentemente O Retrato de Dorian Gray: 4*

Um filme bastante bom sobre arte, alma e pecados.
Este filme é de 1945, recomendo pois a grande Angela Lansbury teve um belo desempenho.

Cumprimentos, Frederico Daniel.

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