| The New Brazilian Cinema Contributor(s): Nagib, Lúcia (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1860649289 ISBN-13: 9781860649288 Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company OUR PRICE: $32.62 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2003 Annotation: Lú cia Nagib here presents the first comprehensive critical survey of Brazilian film production since the mid-1990s, which has become known as the "Renaissance of Brazilian cinema." Besides reflecting on the conditions that made possible this recent boom, this book elaborates on the new aesthetic tendencies of recent productions, as well as their relationships to earlier traditions of Brazilian cinema. Internationally acclaimed films, such as "Central Station," "Seven Days in September" and "Orpheus," are analyzed alongside daringly experimental works, such as "Chronically Unfeasible," "Starry Sky" and "Perfumed Ball," |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism |
| Dewey: 791.430 |
| LCCN: 2004297788 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.4" W x 8.3" (0.84 lbs) 328 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Lucia Nagib presents a comprehensive critical survey of Brazilian film production since the mid 1990s, which has become known as the renaissance of Brazilian cinema. Besides explaining the recent boom, this book elaborates on the new aesthetic tendencies of recent productions, as well as their relationships to earlier traditions of Brazilian cinema. Internationally acclaimed films, such as Central Station, Seven Days in September and Orpheus, are analysed alongside daringly experimental works, such as Chronically Unfeasible, Starry Sky and Perfumed Ball. Contributors include Carlos Diegues, Robert Stam, Laura Mulvey and Jose Carlos Avellar. |