Os Óculos do Vovô (partially found Brazilian film; 1913)
Os Óculos do Vovô (Grandpa's Glasses in English) is a 1913 Brazilian film directed by Francisco Santos.[1] It is considered the oldest Brazilian fiction film still preserved. The director himself, Francisco Santos, played the film's titular character, the grandfather whose glasses were painted by his grandson.
Cast
- Francisco Santos as Grandfather
- Graziela Diniz as Mother
- Jorge Diniz as Alberto Silva
- Oscar Araújo as Doctor Silveira
Plot
A naughty boy breaks his mother's vase, which makes her angry and hits the boy. Meanwhile, the smart boy runs into the arms of his grandfather, who doesn't let the boy's mother hit him.
However, the grandfather is scared when he sees that he can no longer see anything, and so he asks his son, the boy's father, to call Doctor Silveira. But in fact, it turns out that he wasn't blind, but rather his glasses were painted on by his naughty grandson.
Availability
Like countless films from that time, Os Óculos do Vovô was considered a lost film, but in the 1970s some fragments of the film were discovered. All the fragments together were around 4 minutes and 34 seconds, which was originally 15 minutes long.[2]
It was restored by Cinemateca Brasileira in the project "Resgate do Cinema Silencioso Brasileiro", in 2008. During the restoration, the film received its own soundtrack.[1]
Gallery
See Also
Brazilian Films
- Acabaram-se os Otários (partially found Brazilian comedy film; 1929)
- Amazonas, o Maior Rio do Mundo (found Brazilian documentary film; 1918-1920)
- Apuros do Genésio (found Brazilian comedy short film; 1940)
- Augusto Aníbal Quer Casar (lost Brazilian comedy film; 1923)
- Barcarola (lost first Brazilian sound film; 1908)
- Hei de Vencer (partially found Brazilian drama film; 1924)
- Luiz de Barros (partially found films from Brazilian director; 1916-1977)
- Nhô Anastácio Chegou de Viagem (lost Brazilian first comedy film; 1908)
- O Kaiser (lost Brazilian first animated film; 1917)
- Presente de Natal (partially found Brazilian animated film; 1971)
- Um Bravo do Nordeste (lost Brazilian western film; 1931)
- Um Crime Sensacional (lost Brazilian drama film; 1913)
- Uma Encrenca no Olimpo (lost unreleased Brazilian comedy film; 1929)
- Vista da Baía de Guanabara (lost first Brazilian film; existence unconfirmed; 1898)
- Vittorio Di Maio (lost films from Italian director; existence unconfirmed; 1897)
- Vocação Irresistível (lost Brazilian comedy short film; 1924)