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'''Vittorio Di Maio''' was an Italian pioneer in film exhibitions in Brazil. In 1897, he supposedly recorded films that years later were considered the first films produced in Brazil.<ref name=brasilescola>[https://brasilescola.uol.com.br/cultura/cinema-brasileiro.htm Article that cites Di Maio as being responsible for the first recordings made in Brazil.]</ref>
'''Vittorio Di Maio''' was an Italian pioneer in film exhibitions in Brazil. In 1897, he supposedly recorded films that years later were considered the first films produced in Brazil.<ref name=brasilescola>[https://brasilescola.uol.com.br/cultura/cinema-brasileiro.htm Article that cites Di Maio as being responsible for the first recordings made in Brazil.]</ref>


On the 1st and 6th of May 1897, Vittorio Di Maio exhibited 22 films at the Teatro Cassino Fluminense. The exhibitions can be confirmed in advertisements in the newspaper "Gazeta de Petrópolis".<ref name=gazeta1>[https://memoria.bn.gov.br/DocReader/docreader.aspx?bib=304808&pasta=ano%20189&pagfis=2232 First advertisement in the newspaper "Gazeta de Petrópolis".]</ref> <ref name=gazeta2>[https://memoria.bn.gov.br/DocReader/docreader.aspx?bib=304808&pasta=ano%20189&pagfis=2240 Second advertisement in the newspaper "Gazeta de Petrópolis".]</ref> These films were for a long time considered the first films produced in Brazil.
On the 1st and 6th of May 1897, Vittorio Di Maio exhibited 21 films at the Teatro Cassino Fluminense. The exhibitions can be confirmed in advertisements in the newspaper "Gazeta de Petrópolis".<ref name=gazeta1>[https://memoria.bn.gov.br/DocReader/docreader.aspx?bib=304808&pasta=ano%20189&pagfis=2232 First advertisement in the newspaper "Gazeta de Petrópolis".]</ref> <ref name=gazeta2>[https://memoria.bn.gov.br/DocReader/docreader.aspx?bib=304808&pasta=ano%20189&pagfis=2240 Second advertisement in the newspaper "Gazeta de Petrópolis".]</ref> These films were for a long time considered the first films produced in Brazil.


==Controversies==
==Controversies==
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==List of Films==
==List of Films==
Of all 22 films exhibited, only 4 are defended as being Brazilian, which as:
Of all the films, only 4 are defended as being Brazilian, which as:
 
*Uma Artista Trabalhando no Trapézio do Polytheama
*Uma Artista Trabalhando no Trapézio do Polytheama
*Chegada do Trem em Petrópolis
*Chegada do Trem em Petrópolis
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*Ponto Terminal da Linha de Bondes de Botafogo, Vendo-se os Passageiros Subir e Descer
*Ponto Terminal da Linha de Bondes de Botafogo, Vendo-se os Passageiros Subir e Descer


===Uma Artista Trabalhando no Trapézio do Polytheama===
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Film that supposedly showed an artist working on the Polytheama trapeze. The only proof that this was a Brazilian film would be the existence of theaters with
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name "Polytheama" or "Politeama", within from the regions of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.
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! style="background-color:green" | Name
Several theater names were known, such as the "Politeama Nacional do grupo Antártica" in São Paulo and "Politeama Fluminense" in Rio de Janeiro. In the theaters, various presentations, lyrical groups, ballets, trapeze artists and festivities took place, this fact would make it possible for Di Maio to be recorded for the film, but it is unlikely.
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According to research, the film could be the 1894 American film "Contortionist", by William K.L. Dickson.
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|1||'''Uma Artista Trabalhando no Trapezio do Polytheama'''||An Artist Working on the Polytheama Trapeze||May 1, 1897
{{Video|perrow  =1
|-
  |service1    =youtube
|2||'''Uma Dama Preparando a Sua Toilette Para ir a Um Baile'''||A Lady Preparing Her Toilet To Go To A Ball||May 1, 1897
  |id1          =Xgw05JVFcjA
|-
  |description1 =Contortionist (1894).
|3||'''Uma Dança de Africanos'''||A Dance of Africans||May 1, 1897
}}
|-
 
|4||'''Chegada do Trem em Petrópolis'''||Arrival of the Train in Petrópolis||May 1, 1897
===Chegada do Trem em Petrópolis===
|-
Film that supposedly showed a train arriving at a station in Petrópolis. The only proof that this film was Brazilian is the title that contains "Petrópolis", which is a municipality in Rio de Janeiro.
|5||'''Bailado de Creanças no Collegio, no Andarahy'''||Children's Ballet at the College, in Andarahy||May 1, 1897
 
|-
According to research, the film could be the film "Arrivée dun train à La
|6||'''Boulevard des Itahiens en Paris'''||Boulevard of the Italians in Paris||May 1, 1897
Ciotat" by Auguste e Louis Lumière, or "L Arrivée du train en gare d Asnières", by Ernest Normandin, both from 1896.
|-
 
|7||'''Escola de Patinação'''||Skating School||May 1, 1897
{{Video|perrow  =2
|-
  |service1    =youtube
|8||'''Saída do Pessoal de Uma Fabrica'''||People Leaving a Factory||May 1, 1897
  |id1          =CUgvS7i4TDg
|-
  |description1 =Arrivée dun train à La Ciotat (1896).
|9||'''Um Bailado, Tendo os Dançarinos na Mão um Chapéu de Sol'''||A Ballet, with the Dancers Holding an Umbrella||May 1, 1897
  |service2    =youtube
|-
  |id2          =1-lFsJoLAgA
|10||'''Um Almoço em Família'''||A Family Lunch||May 1, 1897
  |description2 =L Arrivée du train en gare d Asnières (1896).
|-
}}
|11||'''Um Circo de Cavalinhos'''||A Horse Circus||May 1, 1897
 
|-
===Bailado de Crianças no Colégio, no Andaraí===
|12||'''Desfilar das Tropas Francesas'''||Parade of French Troops||May 1, 1897
Film that supposedly showed a children's dance at school, in Andaraí. The film is listed as being a Brazilian film, but there is no evidence to confirm that this film is a Brazilian production.
|-
 
|13||'''Praça da Concordia em Paris'''||Concorde Square in Paris||May 1, 1897
According to research, the film could be the 1896 film "Bal d'enfants", by Louis Lumière.
|-
 
|14||'''Um Professor de Violino, Lecionando as Suas Discipulas'''||A Violin Teacher, Teaching His Disciples||May 1, 1897
{{Video|perrow  =1
|-
  |service1    =youtube
|15||'''Saída de Devotos de Uma Igreja'''||Departure of Devotees from a Church||May 1, 1897
  |id1          =tK_xsmnYZdo
|-
  |description1 =Bal d'enfants (1896).
|16||'''Lavadeiras (Lavando Roupa)'''||Laundresses (Washing Clothes)||May 1, 1897
}}
|-
 
|17||'''Uma Serpentina (Bailarina)'''||A Serpentine (Ballerina)||May 1, 1897
===Ponto Terminal da Linha de Bondes de Botafogo, Vendo-se os Passageiros Subir e Descer===
|-
Film that supposedly showed a terminal point on the Botafogo Tram Line, where passengers could be seen getting on and off.
|18||'''Jogadores Surpreendidos pela Policia'''||Players Surprised by the Police||May 6, 1897
 
|-
According to research, the film could be the 1896 film "Berlin: Hallesches Thor", directed by Auguste and Louis Lumière.
|19||'''Ponto Terminal da Linha de Bondes de Botafogo, Vendo-se os Passageiros Subir e Descer'''||Terminal Point of the Botafogo Tram Line, Seeing Passengers Getting On and Off||May 6, 1897
 
|-
{{Video|perrow  =1
|20||'''Uma Decapitação Praticada pelos Inquisidores na Espanha'''||A Decapitation Practiced by the Inquisitors in Spain||May 6, 1897
  |service1    =youtube
|-
  |id1          =0NxzEJ8EPFA
|21||'''Banhistas (No banho)'''||Bathers (In the bath)||May 6, 1897
  |description1 =Bal d'enfants (1896).
|-
}}
|}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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*[[Acabaram-se os Otários (partially found Brazilian comedy film; 1929)]]
*[[Acabaram-se os Otários (partially found Brazilian comedy film; 1929)]]
*[[Amazonas, o Maior Rio do Mundo (found Brazilian documentary film; 1918-1920)]]
*[[Amazonas, o Maior Rio do Mundo (found Brazilian documentary film; 1918-1920)]]
*[[Luiz de Barros (partially found films from Brazilian director; 1916-1980)]]
*[[Luiz de Barros (partially found films from Brazilian director; 1916-1977)]]
*[[Nhô Anastácio Chegou de Viagem (lost Brazilian first comedy film; 1908)]]
*[[Nhô Anastácio Chegou de Viagem (lost Brazilian first comedy film; 1908)]]
*[[O Kaiser (lost Brazilian first animated film; 1917)]]
*[[O Kaiser (lost Brazilian first animated film; 1917)]]

Latest revision as of 15:16, 27 May 2024

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Vittorio Di Maio.

Status: Existence Unconfirmed

Vittorio Di Maio was an Italian pioneer in film exhibitions in Brazil. In 1897, he supposedly recorded films that years later were considered the first films produced in Brazil.[1]

On the 1st and 6th of May 1897, Vittorio Di Maio exhibited 21 films at the Teatro Cassino Fluminense. The exhibitions can be confirmed in advertisements in the newspaper "Gazeta de Petrópolis".[2] [3] These films were for a long time considered the first films produced in Brazil.

Controversies

Di Maio could not have made these shorts, as he only worked with projection devices that are still unknown today, and it would have been extremely complicated for the time, because there was no cinematographic material available.

The researchers Paulo Roberto Ferreira and Jorge J.V. Capellaro, in the book "Verdades Sobre o Início do Cinema no Brasil" argue the short films exhibited in 1897 are Brazilian. The only evidence raised by the researchers is the fact that the titles of some films refer to places in Brazil, such as "Petrópolis" and "Polytheama".[4]

However, other researchers indicate that Di Maio changed the titles of foreign films to deceive the population of Petrópolis. Another thing that reinforces the theory is that Di Maio never mentioned or explained the screenings or the whereabouts of the films, even before he died in 1926.

List of Films

Of all the films, only 4 are defended as being Brazilian, which as:

  • Uma Artista Trabalhando no Trapézio do Polytheama
  • Chegada do Trem em Petrópolis
  • Bailado de Crianças no Colégio, no Andaraí
  • Ponto Terminal da Linha de Bondes de Botafogo, Vendo-se os Passageiros Subir e Descer
# Name Literal Translation Original Airdate
1 Uma Artista Trabalhando no Trapezio do Polytheama An Artist Working on the Polytheama Trapeze May 1, 1897
2 Uma Dama Preparando a Sua Toilette Para ir a Um Baile A Lady Preparing Her Toilet To Go To A Ball May 1, 1897
3 Uma Dança de Africanos A Dance of Africans May 1, 1897
4 Chegada do Trem em Petrópolis Arrival of the Train in Petrópolis May 1, 1897
5 Bailado de Creanças no Collegio, no Andarahy Children's Ballet at the College, in Andarahy May 1, 1897
6 Boulevard des Itahiens en Paris Boulevard of the Italians in Paris May 1, 1897
7 Escola de Patinação Skating School May 1, 1897
8 Saída do Pessoal de Uma Fabrica People Leaving a Factory May 1, 1897
9 Um Bailado, Tendo os Dançarinos na Mão um Chapéu de Sol A Ballet, with the Dancers Holding an Umbrella May 1, 1897
10 Um Almoço em Família A Family Lunch May 1, 1897
11 Um Circo de Cavalinhos A Horse Circus May 1, 1897
12 Desfilar das Tropas Francesas Parade of French Troops May 1, 1897
13 Praça da Concordia em Paris Concorde Square in Paris May 1, 1897
14 Um Professor de Violino, Lecionando as Suas Discipulas A Violin Teacher, Teaching His Disciples May 1, 1897
15 Saída de Devotos de Uma Igreja Departure of Devotees from a Church May 1, 1897
16 Lavadeiras (Lavando Roupa) Laundresses (Washing Clothes) May 1, 1897
17 Uma Serpentina (Bailarina) A Serpentine (Ballerina) May 1, 1897
18 Jogadores Surpreendidos pela Policia Players Surprised by the Police May 6, 1897
19 Ponto Terminal da Linha de Bondes de Botafogo, Vendo-se os Passageiros Subir e Descer Terminal Point of the Botafogo Tram Line, Seeing Passengers Getting On and Off May 6, 1897
20 Uma Decapitação Praticada pelos Inquisidores na Espanha A Decapitation Practiced by the Inquisitors in Spain May 6, 1897
21 Banhistas (No banho) Bathers (In the bath) May 6, 1897

Gallery

Images

  • Advertisement for the films 1/2.

    Advertisement for the films 1/2.

  • Advertisement for the films 2/2.

    Advertisement for the films 2/2.

See Also

Brazilian Films

References

  1. ↑ Article that cites Di Maio as being responsible for the first recordings made in Brazil.
  2. ↑ First advertisement in the newspaper "Gazeta de Petrópolis".
  3. ↑ Second advertisement in the newspaper "Gazeta de Petrópolis".
  4. ↑ Verdades Sobre o Início do Cinema no Brasil, book written by Roberto Ferreira and Jorge J.V. Capellaro.
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