Romance Proibido

This movie is for people who like romantic drama. It has not survived as it was in 1944, but subtitled stills and intertitles make up for the lost scenes. It was made during the war, starting in 1939, and Brazil was under a dictatorship, so be ready for some educational scenes. They work fine with the story, because our heroine is a teacher going into the hinterland to teach the poor how to read and write.

It has moralistic overtones, but nothing like the retributions we see in some movies from the era. There is sex outside marriage, and even a very sexy cabaret scene, but all this does not lead to horrible death. The movie also takes some time to show the rich youngsters going to the beach and enjoying other outside activities. In short: Emulating Hollywood, Brazilian style.