Synopses & Reviews
Lúcia 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.
Synopsis
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.
Synopsis
Lucia 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."
Lucia 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."
About the Author
Lucia Nagib is Associate Professor of Film History and Film Theory, State University of Campinas, Brazil, and film critic of the daily newspaper
Folha de S. Paulo.