The conversion to sound cinema in Brazil and its theatrical exhibition market in the 1930’s

Authors

  • Rafael de Luna Freire UFF

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-7114.sig.2013.71670

Keywords:

Sound film, exhibition, technology.

Abstract

This article analyses the adaptation of Brazilian movie theaters to sound film projection with special attention to the local particularities and its economic and technologic dimensions. It is described how this process took place nationwide, identifying three different phases: the arrival of the talkies in the main Brazilian cities (1929-1930); the slow expansion of sound projection in the secondary circuit (1931-1933); and the difficulties of technology standardization (1934-1935).

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Author Biography

  • Rafael de Luna Freire, UFF

    Professor do curso de graduação em cinema e audiovisual da Universidade Federal Fluminense e da Pós-Graduação em Comunicação da UFF.

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Published

2013-12-25

Issue

Vol. 40 No. 40 (2013): Dossiê: História e Audiovisual

Section

Dossier

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How to Cite

The conversion to sound cinema in Brazil and its theatrical exhibition market in the 1930’s. (2013). Significação: Journal of Audiovisual Culture, 40(40), 29-51. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-7114.sig.2013.71670