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Politeama Ignacio Corsini makes his first sound film

Rhapsody Gaucha, is filmed in Buenos Aires in 1932 and for failure to image synchronization the sound never commercially released

In 1932, Ignacio Corsini is convened by the director, Jose A. Ferreyra, to star in a film sound.

The film is called "Rhapsody gaucho" and is shot through the Movietone system, allowing the sound to print directly on a sideband on the same side of the celluloid frames of the film.

Movietone system, had moved the previous sound system called Vitaphone, used by Warner Brothers, which consisted of synchronization of parts or all of the film with large disks. In this system, which became popular after 1926, the engines of the projector and the phonograph were regulated by a single generator. Each film was prepared so that each act of ten minutes we were covered by a disk. For proper synchronization of sound and image match is made the needle of the phonograph from a signal that corresponded to a mark on the film. The sound was sent through amplification system with speakers that allow the sound on the projection room.

However, this system was very flawed, since many times when he cut the ribbon of celluloid and was restored, these breaks result in the loss of frames minimally reduced the duration of the film, which synchronize with the sound was phased out hopelessly. The same happened when for some reason skipped the barb ridges. The film work with synchronization of picture and sound, though was not new, because since the late nineteenth century experienced mixed fortunes with that possibility, even in Argentina where local shorts were produced by Casa Enrique Lepage. Returning

Movietone system, owned by Fox, it came from German patent was in its infancy and exploited commercially in the United States by that film company.


As mentioned above, the sound was recorded optically on the film. In late 1925, William Fox took contact with this system through his brother Jack Leo, who made him watch a film with optical sound. The following year, Fox purchased the Movietone system patent for a million dollars, and invested six million dollars more to engage in research sound and well able to fully develop the system so it can be attached to their movies.

Returning to the film "Rhapsody gaucho ', the film was shot during 1932, probably in Buenos Aires, and was attended by Ignacio Corsini, Miguel Gómez Bao, Irma Córdoba film debut. The script and direction were given by José Agustín Ferreyra.

The film, prior to Tango (1933) by Luis Moglia Barth, may have been the first Argentine film sound sound recorded on the tape itself, but unfortunately, the experiment was not satisfactory. In fact, the dialogues were unintelligible and therefore could never be released. Ignacio Corsini h. only a brief comment about stating that "due to deficiencies in the Movietone sound system never to be released" . But there are other references that indicate that the problem was synchronization between image and sound in the band given optical film. In short, whether for one reason or another Rhapsody gaucho "that could have happened to the Argentine film history as the first sound film, was only an attempt. However, this film inesistente today, has the importance of rescuing at least in the survivors, the image clips and sound when Ignacio Corsini was a contemporary of Carlos Gardel.

Ignacio Corsini, by 1932, but had long since left the table to dedicate himself to singing, was an experienced actor, and also a singer and was consecrated by the public, so there is no doubt that the moments most important of the film should have been those that were interspersed his interpretations.

is said in the film played three compositions: the tango "Pain Gaucho," waltz "My lily" by Eduardo and Eduardo A. Bonessi Mendez and the sad camper "Releasing my sorrows" with music and lyrics Bonessi Eduardo Eduardo E. Mendez and Guillermo Llobet.

discarded then the premiere of the film by the technical deficiencies targeted, these three clips, we know that were exhibited at some time, and could also verify the existence of copies held by some collectors. Amura Osvaldo told us in an opportunity that Alfredo de Angelis, whose orchestra was artistic representatives was a collector of Argentine films and had in his collection of these shorts, which eventually fell off. Amura At one time had the chance to see them in a private screening of the Colorado home of Banfield and we confirmed such Corsini scene singing "Releasing my sorrows" in a cart.

Rubén Pesce, noted in "Voices of the Tango 1 - Ignacio Corsini" following on these clips: "Some believe that some or all three interpretations of existing short Corsini Ferreyra belong to the film. These are the tango gaucho pain in the decoration of a store, the waltz My lily, with his guitar under of a wisteria and the sad camper Releasing my sorrows in a cart, while you poked a yoke of oxen "

While doubted that these three films could have been part of" Rhapsody gaucho ", two elements that us to consider that these issues actually were part of that movie.

The first of them, irrefutable, is the original sheet music of the waltz "Mi Azucena", which no doubt leave notes in its heading that the work belongs "to the film Rhapsody gaucho."

The second disc is the Odeon National No. 18668, which contains the waltz "My lily" and the unhappy camper "Releasing my sorrows." Both issues were brought to the wax by Ignacio Corsini on September 28, 1933 and published the same year. The original disk labels mentioned illustrate this work.

This makes us presume that 1933 was the target year for the premiere of the film, although filmed in 1932, it is highly likely that the whole post could bring the release date to 1933. One thing that seems to confirm this presumption is that Ignacio Corsini not record any of the mentioned issues during the year 1932, except of course their interpretation for the soundtrack of the short listed.

At the recording session on Thursday, September 28, 1933, Ignacio Corsinii printed the following records:

7543 - The shot - Song jacket (Eduardo E, Mendez - Eduardo A. Bonessi)

7544 - Trembling - Vals criollo (G. Marquez, A. Acuña Charrúa)

7545 - My Lily - Vals (Eduardo E. Mendez - Eduardo A. Bonessi)

7545-1 - My Lily - Vals (E. Eduardo Mendez Eduardo A. Bonessi)

7546 - Releasing my sorrows - Sad camper (Eduardo E. Mendez - Guillermo Llobet - Eduardo A. Bonessi)

The two issues that were part of the film were edited occupying both sides of the same record (No. 18,668), resulting in striking addition to the fact that the same recording session is printed in wax three Mendez and topics pertaining to Bonessi. We recall that the teacher Eduardo Bonessi also was a teacher of singing and Ignacio Corsini remembered as one of the most used and disciplined students who had had, which speaks of the level of professionalism that is always reconoción in all areas in which served as singer and actor.

When editing the record 18668, is very probable that had already been ruled out the premiere of "Rhapsody gaucho" because on the label there is no mention to that film, unlike the above mentioned score, which must be earlier. As an additional note that the disc is also the last of the series "Disco Nacional Odeon", since the number 18669 from the series goes under the label "Creole Odeon Disco."

Finally, in relation to tango "gaucho Pain", the only record that remains is the soundtrack for the short as Corsini never committed to disc.

Accordingly, under these items, which although rare, are, however inconclusive, we can say that the three short alluded were planned as part of the film Rhapsody gaucho and fortunately survived as a valuable documentary evidence of incalculable value.

Dr. Ignacio Corsini (h) states that between 1929 and 1931 the singer made a short gentleman with tìutulo sound of "Creole Gallery, which performs songs in jackets. It is very likely he was referring to the clips that were part of Rhapsody gaucho.

The sample posted on the left, you can hear the soundtrack mastered and restored the waltz "My lily" and then two pieces of the footage posted on the disc 18668.

Sources

- Ignacio Corsini, my father - Ignacio Corsini (h). Editorial Todo es Historia
SRL-1979 - Studio discography of Ignacio Corsini. Nicholas S. Lefcovich - Author Editing

- The history of Tango - Tango Voices - 1 - Ignacio Corsini. Roberto Selles and RubènPesce - Editorial Corregidor -1978