You blinked and the big day arrived!
It's June 19th, Brazilian Cinema Day. On June 19th, 1898, the Italian entrepreneur Affonso Segreto shot the first film in Brazil, a view from his ship pointing towards the Baía de Guanabara. This film is now lost - in fact, the earliest surviving film from Brazil is from 1909, and the earliest surviving fiction is from 1913 - but the date remains as a way to celebrate a rich cinema, that now finally has an Oscar!
Me and my co-host Beth Ann from Spellbound with Beth Ann chose the date to celebrate all things related to Luso cinema and Lusophone heritage. It's been an honor to co-host this blogathon, as every year I learn more and broaden my horizons.
Without further ado, here are the fabulous contributions for the blogathon:
I write about Silvino Santos, a filmmaker from the jungle, and the parallels with my great-grandfather.
Gill from Realweeiemidget Reviews focuses on the caper "That Man from Rio" (1964).
Kristina from Speakeasy chronicles her experience watching two movies with Coffin Joe (aka Zé do Caixão)
Quiggy from The Midnite Drive-In talks about a bizarre love triangle in a movie set in the Amazon, "Creature from the Black Lagoon" (1954).
Ruth from Silver Screenings brings a Casablanca knock-off, the low-budget film "Storm Over Lisbon" (1944).
At A Shroud of Thoughts, Terence tells us about the life and career of Nestor Paiva, a character actor with more than 400 roles in 30 years.
Debbie from Moon in Gemini reviews the delightful "Tune In Tomorrow" (1990), a romantic comedy with Keanu Reeves, who has Portuguese blood.
My co-host Beth closes the event by telling about that time when TCM called Carmen Miranda a Latin AND Hispanic icon.
It was again a lot of fun! Obrigada!
6 comments:
Hello Le! Looks like five bloggers including you had their posts go live yesterday. Feel free to grab the links from my blog!
https://spellboundwithbethann.com/2025/04/03/announcing-the-2025-luso-world-cinema-blogathon
I got my post on Nestor Paiva up! https://mercurie.blogspot.com/2025/06/nestor-paiva-portuguese-american.html
Hello! My post on the Keanu Reeves movie Tune in Tomorrow is now live:
https://debravega.wordpress.com/2025/06/22/the-fifth-annual-luso-world-cinema-blogathon-tune-in-tomorrow/
Hi, Le! Here's my post: https://takinguproom.com/2025/06/22/dodsworth/
Here's my review of Jasmine Guy's 'Touched by An Angel' episodes!
https://18cinemalane.com/2025/06/22/sally-watchesjasmine-guys-touched-by-an-angel-episodes/
I finished mine in the wee hours, so slightly late!
https://spellboundwithbethann.com/2025/06/23/that-time-when-turner-classic-movies-called-carmen-miranda-a-latin-and-hispanic-icon/
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