Monday, October 4, 2010

Question for "Cinema Novo and Cannibalism: Macunaima" by Johnson

In a 1966 interview, Joaquim Pedro de Andrade suggested that the Cinema Novo filmakers would do what? What is Cinema Novo faced with during its problems around that time? Explain and use examples of what modernists used to do?

Friday, October 1, 2010

Question for "Tupy or not Tupy" by Johnson

What did 'Verde-Amarela' reject, just like 'Pau-Brasil?' What kind of exploring did this call for and what was the name of this type of exploration? What were the differences that Oswald tried to create in result of this exploration? And what were the actual differences between 'Verde-Amarela' and 'Pau-Brasil?'

Question for "To Be or Not To Be A Cannibal" by Nagib

How did Brazil 'define itself by the stomach' in the 1960's? How did Tropicalism propose cannibalism at this same time? And how does 'My Tasty Little Frenchman' take the opposite route than 'Macunaima?'

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

Is Cinema Novo a concomitant of the political environment in 1960s? How does the politics influence the Third Cinema?How does Brazilian National Identity emerge in Cinema Novo?

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).