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Brazil on Screen - Cinema Novo, New Cinema and Utopia (Paperback)
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Brazil on Screen - Cinema Novo, New Cinema and Utopia (Paperback)
Series: Tauris World Cinema Series
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Two periods of Brazilian film history are particularly notable for
their artistic momentum: the Cinema Novo movement of the 1960s and
early '70s, and the film revival from the mid 1990s onwards. What
makes them especially strong, this book argues, is their utopian
impulse. By adopting Utopia as a theme, as well as a method of film
analysis, Lucia Nagib unveils, organises and interprets a
fascinating wealth of recurrent images, which are a bridge between
a cinema strongly concerned with the national project and another
informed by global culture. Outstanding recent films, such as
"Central Station", "Perfumed Ball", "Hans Staden", "Orfeu", "City
of God" and "The Trespasser", are illuminated by Nagib's sharp
analysis, which detects utopian, anti-utopian and even dystopian
impulses in them. They are at once representatives of a political
arena in constant struggle against underdevelopment and legitimate
(as well as critical) heirs of past cinematic traditions. Throwing
new light on a large selection of Cinema Novo and contemporary
films, this book thus presents a national cinema that rejects the
end of history and of film history, while benefiting from, and
contributing to, a new transnational aesthetics.
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Imprint: |
I.B. Tauris
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Tauris World Cinema Series |
Release date: |
July 2007 |
First published: |
July 2007 |
Authors: |
Lucia Nagib
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Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 16mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
200 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-84511-328-5 |
Categories: |
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LSN: |
1-84511-328-4 |
Barcode: |
9781845113285 |
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