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'''''Kaiser''''' was a Brazilian animated short film, considered to be the first Brazilian animation.<ref>http://www.almanaquebrasil.com.br/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5607:animacao-pioneira-satiriza-imperador-e-apoia-servico-militar&catid=12965:arte&Itemid=92</ref> Produced by businessman and politician Sampaio Corrêa, the film was, in fact, an animated cartoon by cartoonist Seth, pseudonym of Álvaro Marins.<ref>[https://oglobo.globo.com/cultura/filmes/primeiro-desenho-animado-do-pais-kaiser-completa-100-anos-20808056 O Globo article about ''Kaiser'''s 100th anniversary.] Retrieved 11 Jul '21</ref> A critique of the German expansionism amid the tensions of World War I, the film showed Emperor William II sitting in front of a terrestrial globe and then putting his military helmet on "the head of the globe," representing that he "controls the world." However, the object comes to life and ends up swallowing the sovereign.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20120813103413/http://www.cenacine.com.br/wp-content/uploads/historia-da-animacao-brasileira1.pdf</ref>
'''O Kaiser''' is a 1917 Brazilian animated short film directed by '''Seth''', pseudonym of Álvaro Marins. It is considered the first Brazilian animation. Premiered on January 22nd, 1917, at Cine Pathé.<ref name=cinemateca>[https://bases.cinemateca.org.br/cgi-bin/wxis.exe/iah/?IsisScript=iah/iah.xis&base=FILMOGRAFIA&lang=p&nextAction=lnk&exprSearch=ID=001650&format=detailed.pft#1 O Kaiser article on Cinemateca Brasileira.]</ref>


In Brazil, very short animations have been produced since 1908. However, ''Kaiser'' is considered the first true Brazilian animation because it was "conceived in a complete and systematic way, based on a narrative with a beginning, middle and end," and because it used a "complex technique."
In Brazil, very short animations have been produced since 1908. However, ''Kaiser'' is considered the first true Brazilian animation because it was "conceived in a complete and systematic way, based on a narrative with a beginning, middle and end," and because it used a "complex technique."


==Legacy==
==Synopsis==
''Kaiser'' premiered on January 22nd, 1917, at Cine Pathé. The film has since been considered lost forever, with only one frame of it surviving. In 2013, the documentary ''Luz, Anima, Ação'' (''Light, Animate, Action''), by Eduardo Calvet, recreated ''Kaiser'', with the collaboration of eight animators.<ref>http://odia.ig.com.br/diversao/2013-08-02/luz-anima-acao-que-sera-exibido-no-anima-mundia-conta-a-historia-da-animacao-no-brasil.html</ref>
Emperor Wilhelm II places a helmet on a globe, which represented control over the world. The globe grew and swallowed the German leader.<ref name=cinearte>[https://memoria.bn.gov.br/DocReader/DocReader.aspx?bib=162531&pagfis=10209 Cinearte newspaper citing the film’s synopsis.]</ref>
 
==Availability==
The film has since been considered lost forever, with only one frame of it surviving. In 2013, the documentary ''Luz, Anima, Ação'', by Eduardo Calvet, recreated ''Kaiser'', with the collaboration of eight animators.<ref name=globo>[https://oglobo.globo.com/cultura/filmes/primeiro-desenho-animado-do-pais-kaiser-completa-100-anos-20808056 O Globo article about Kaiser's 100th anniversary.]</ref>
 
==Gallery==
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==See Also==
===Brazilian Films===
*[[Acabaram-se os Otários (partially found Brazilian comedy film; 1929)]]
*[[Luiz de Barros (partially found films from Brazilian director; 1916-1980)]]
*[[Nhô Anastácio Chegou de Viagem (lost Brazilian first comedy film; 1908)]]
*[[Os Óculos do Vovô (partially found Brazilian film; 1913)]]
*[[Presente de Natal (partially found Brazilian animated film; 1971)]]
*[[Vocação Irresistível aka "The Most Mysterious Film in Brazil" (lost Brazilian comedy film; 1924)]]
 
==External Links==
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaiser_(film) Page of the film on Wikipedia.]


==References==
==References==
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==External Link==
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaiser_(film)


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Revision as of 22:45, 16 May 2024

Kaiser short film frame.jpeg

The only surviving frame of the film.

Status: Lost

O Kaiser is a 1917 Brazilian animated short film directed by Seth, pseudonym of Álvaro Marins. It is considered the first Brazilian animation. Premiered on January 22nd, 1917, at Cine Pathé.[1]

In Brazil, very short animations have been produced since 1908. However, Kaiser is considered the first true Brazilian animation because it was "conceived in a complete and systematic way, based on a narrative with a beginning, middle and end," and because it used a "complex technique."

Synopsis

Emperor Wilhelm II places a helmet on a globe, which represented control over the world. The globe grew and swallowed the German leader.[2]

Availability

The film has since been considered lost forever, with only one frame of it surviving. In 2013, the documentary Luz, Anima, Ação, by Eduardo Calvet, recreated Kaiser, with the collaboration of eight animators.[3]

Gallery

Recreation of the film.

See Also

Brazilian Films

External Links

References

  1. ↑ O Kaiser article on Cinemateca Brasileira.
  2. ↑ Cinearte newspaper citing the film’s synopsis.
  3. ↑ O Globo article about Kaiser's 100th anniversary.
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