Author

Contributions

  • Dennison, Stephanie. - Contributor

Publication

2007 - Routledge, Abingdon, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

55,750 words, Guess

Page Count

223 pages

Identifiers

  • Internet Archivebraziliannationa0000shaw
  • ISBN-139780415338165
  • ISBN-100415338158
  • ISBN-100415338166
  • ISBN-139780415338158
and 8 more
  • Goodreads2277360', '2277361
  • LibraryThing8349984
  • Library of Congress Control Number2007003582
  • OCLC Control Number80461154
  • Better World Books9780415338165
  • Better World Books9780415338158
  • Better World BooksKR-696-670
  • Open LibraryOL17848489M

Classifications

  • DDC791.430981
  • LCCPN1993.5.B6 S45 2007
  • LCCPN1993.5.B6S45 2007

Description

Brazilian cinema is one of the most influential national cinemas in Latin America and this wide-ranging study traces the evolution of Brazilian film from the silent era to the present day, including detailed studies of more recent international box-office hits, such as Central Station (1998) and City of God (2002). Brazilian National Cinema gives due importance to traditionally overlooked aspects of Brazilian cinema, such as popular genres, ranging from musical comedies (the chanchada) to soft-core porn films (the pornochanchada) and horror films, and also provides a fresh approach to the internationally acclaimed avant-garde Cinema Novo of the 1960s. Lisa Shaw and Stephanie Dennison apply recent theories on stardom, particularly relating to issues of ethnicity, race and gender, to both well-known Brazilian performers, such as Carmen Miranda and Sonia Braga, and lesser known domestic icons, such as the Afro-Brazilian comic actor, Grande Otelo (Big Othello), and the uberblonde children's TV and film star, and media mogul, Xuxa. This timely addition to the National Cinemas series provides a comprehensive overview of the relationship between Brazilian cinema and issues of national and cultural identity.

Subjects

Topics

History791.430981Art, brazilianMotion picturesPn1993.5.b6 s45 2007Motion pictures, historyMotion pictures--brazil--history

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Other Editions

  • Brazilian national cinemaRoutledge2007-01-01

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