Responsible for introducing generations to classics like A Lagoa Azul and O Clube dos Cinco Afternoon session celebrates its 50th anniversary this Monday (4). The picture has been on the air for an impressive five decades globe It has shown countless films (around 240 per year) and trained many cineastes.
O omelet has taken a closer look at an event celebrating this important anniversary of the Afternoon Session and brings you some interesting facts about the event. Checkout:
The afternoon session is watched daily by millions of people across Brazil. “20 million Brazilians watch Afternoon Session every day. That’s twice as many viewers as Barbie in theaters last year,” he explained. Veronica NunesCurator and licensed content manager at TV Globo.
According to Verônica Nunes and Deborah Margemsenior licensed content analyst at the channel, defining which films will be shown on the board is done based on several criteria including the delicate balance between proven successes and new productions.
“We always try to release new titles, but we have favorites like White Girls, Mean Girls and De Repente 30,” said Débora.
Verônica concluded by stating that the session tries to keep up with what is happening in culture and society as a whole: “We look for very representative stories, we go to festivals looking for independent films; There’s a nostalgic look, but it’s always looking forward.”
In addition, the program obviously takes into account the fact that the session takes place in the afternoon, where free or 10year works are admitted.
For reasons of indicative classification and also the need to adapt their duration to the space in the program schedule, films shown in the afternoon session often have to go through some cuts in the editing room; However, as mentioned, the intention is always to preserve as much of the film as possible Paulo MoreiraCuration and Licensed Content Coordinator for the channel.
“There are a lot of films that talk about drinking and smoking and we have to adapt. The same thing happens in more aggressive situations, but we try not to completely take over the scenes,” he said.
Paulo specifically mentioned the case of Dois Filhos de Francisco, a biopic about Zezé di Camargo and Luciano, directed by the late director Breno Silveira. The film lasted 2:12 hours and had to be shortened to be shown in the afternoon session.
“Before the exhibition we sent it to Breno for evaluation. After a few days he gave it back and said it was great and better than his cut that went to the theater,” he recalled. “We always try to work on the best version of the film.”
The first afternoon session on March 4, 1974 included screenings of Eight and Half (in São Paulo) and Os Perigos de Paulina (in Rio de Janeiro).
The most frequent titles in the show include Curtindo a Vida Adoidado, A Prince in New York, Ghost: On the Other Side of Life, Back to Lagoa Azul, Encontro de Amor and De Repente 30. According to Globo, they were all in another 15 times shown at the afternoon session.
Among Brazilian films, “O Auto Da Compadecida,” “A Princesa Xuxa E Os Trapalhões” and “Lua De Cristal” were the most screened films all three were screened more than ten times.
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