OSCAR - 1932-33

MELHOR FILME

CAVALCADE

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Um panorama da vida inglesa de 1899 até 1933, sob o ponto de vista do casal Jane (Diana Wynyard) e Roberto Marryot (Clive Brook). Os eventos que influenciaram suas vidas como a morte da Rainha Victoria, o naufrágio do Titanic e a Primeira Grande Guerra.

Le film est une chronique qui retrace la vie des Maryott, une famille bourgeoise de Londres, entre 1899 et 1933, caractérisée par une éducation stricte mais une certaine unité familiale, complétée par une fidélité des domestiques. La famille est témoin de grands évènements de son temps comme la guerre des Boers, le naufrage du Titanic, la mort de la reine Victoria et évidemment la Première Guerre mondiale.

Often forgotten, but very excellent 1933 Best Picture Oscar winner that stands up amazingly well after 70 years. "Cavalcade" is the near-epic tale of two British families (one set of aristocrats led by Oscar-nominee Diane Wynyard and Clive Brook and the other a set of servants led by Una O'Connor and Herbert Mundin) and their experiences from New Year's Eve 1899 to the start of 1933. As the film opens, the country is entangled in the bloody Boer War in South Africa. Queen Victoria's death soon follows and naturally the loss hits the entire country very hard. The sinking of the Titanic also effects the richer group as they lose family members on the doomed liner. Of course World War I produces a terrible situation for the two groups' children. The film progresses through the Jazzy 1920s and then we re-visit the couples in the early-1930s as they reflect on eventful, dramatic and tragic years since the start of the century. A new hope seems possible by the end (of course history would continue to be unkind as World War II would soon become a sad reality for the English), but far from certain. Frank Lloyd (Oscar-winning for his direction) crafted a vastly interesting film that is technologically strong for the time period (the Titanic sequence in particular is something to be appreciated) and very intelligent from the start. The editing techniques are revolutionary with impressive fades throughout to show the passing of time and the cinematography still holds up strong even today. One good thing about the Academy Awards is the historical significance it gives to films like "Cavalcade". True the film is not always well-known among movie enthusiasts, but that does not mean that this is not an excellent production and one of the first truly excellent movies that Hollywood would develop for the world.

MELHOR ATOR

CHARLES LAUGHTON, pelo filme THE PRIVATE LIFE OF HENRY VIII

MELHOR ATRIZ
KATHARINE HEPBURN, pelo filme MORNING GLORY

MELHOR DIRETOR

FRANK LLOYD, pelo filme CAVALCADE