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The Mystery of the Black Domino

1931-02-09 pt
Drama
"The Mystery of the Black Domino" was the first film directed in Brazil by a woman, the pioneer Cleo de Verberena. Marcos and Virgílio are medical students and share the same room. At the end of the first night of carnaval, Marcos finds the corpse of a woman, dressed as a black domino, inside the closet and accuses Virgílio of murder. Virgílio defends himself by saying that that was Cleo, wife of Commander Fernando Almeida, and that he found her in the corso asking for help, but Marcos questions Virgílio about the veracity of the story. Lost Film.

Director

Cleo de Verberena

Writer

Canuto Mendes de Almeida

Novel

Martinho Correia

Producer

Laes Mac Reni

Director of Photography

Carmo Nacarato

Camera Operator

Antonio Medeiros

silent film lost film woman director carnaval crime

Status

Released

Countries

  • Brazil

Companies

  • Epica Film