Kaiser (film)
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The only surviving frame from Kaiser, by Álvaro Marins, the Seth. | |
Directed by | Álvaro Marins |
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Country | First Brazilian Republic |
Kaiser is a short animated film, directed by the cartoonist Álvaro Marins, the Seth, in 1917. It is considered the first cartoon produced in Brazil.[1]
The film premiered on January 22, 1917, at in Rio de Janeiro, months before Brazil declared war on Germany and started its participation in World War I. It consisted of a political cartoon, showing the emperor Wilhelm II putting on his head a helmet that represented the control over the world. Then, a terrestrial globe grew and swallowed the German leader.[2]
Since 1907 the Brazilian cinemas already presented/displayed animated vignettes in the closure of the newsreels. However, Kaiser was the first Brazilian autonomous animation to be shown.
The film was not preserved and is now a lost film, leaving only a still frame.[3]
Legacy[]
Unfortunately, the film was not preserved and was lost forever, leaving only a reference image of the work.[3] To honor the artist and his creation, the director of the film Luz, Anima, Ação, Eduardo Calvet, invited 8 Brazilian animators of different techniques:[4] Marão (traditional ), Zé Brandão (digital 2D), Still (animation on paper), Pedro Iuá (clay), Marcos Magalhães (animation in film), Diego Akel (pixilation), Fábio Yamaji (light painting) and Rosana Urbes (metalanguage).[3]
It was shown in August at Anima Mundi 2013.[5]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Animação pioneira satiriza imperador e apoia serviço militar. Almanaque Brasil
- ^ GOMES, Andréia Prieto. História da Animação no Brasil Archived August 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c "Primeiro desenho animado do país, 'Kaiser' completa 100 anos" (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2017-01-22. Archived from the original on 2017-01-23. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
- ^ 'Luz, Anima, Ação!' conta a história dos filmes de animação no Brasil
- ^ "Festival Anima Mundi exibe 1º longa sobre história da animação brasileira" (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2013-08-06. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
- 1917 films
- History of animation
- Lost animated films
- Lost Brazilian films
- 1910s animated short films
- Brazilian animated films
- Brazilian films
- 1917 animated films
- 1917 short films
- 1917 lost films
- Brazilian short films
- Cultural depictions of Wilhelm II
- Films about royalty