Monday, October 4, 2010
Friday, October 1, 2010
Question for "Tupy or not Tupy" by Johnson
Question for "To Be or Not To Be A Cannibal" by Nagib
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Question for "Cinema: A Trajectory Within Underdevelopment"
Describe the monumental evolution of Brazilian cinema that occurred in the 1940’s. How did this movement relate to foreign markets within and outside of Brazil? How did this change in Brazilian cinema mark a break from the “colonizer”?
Question for Xavier Introduction
Question for Rocha, "The Esthetics of Hunger"
As presented in Glauber Rocha’s article, “An Esthetic of Hunger”, how is the plight of the Latin America depicted through Cinema Novo? How is this depiction received by European and foreign audiences? Describe the relationship between these two audiences and how that affects Cinema Novo.
Question for Shaw & Dennison "Cinema Novo"
Under what conditions was Cinema Novo born? How did Brazilian social and cinematic climates come together to form this movement in Brazilian film? What purposes did Cinema Novo serve, and how is it regarded today? Compare and contrast other similar cultural film movements from the same time period (i.e. Italy, France).