Foundational Films : Early Cinema and Modernity in Brazil /

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"In her authoritative new book, Maite Conde introduces readers to the crucial early years of Brazilian cinema. Focusing on silent film released during the First Republic (1889-1930), Foundational films explores how the medium became implicated in a larger project to transform Brazil into a mode...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Conde, Maite, 1971- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2018]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Silent films.
Motion pictures.
HISTORY > Latin America > General.
PERFORMING ARTS > Reference.
Films muets > Bresil.
Cinema > Bresil > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Cinema > Bresil > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Silent films > Brazil.
Motion pictures > Brazil > History > 19th century.
Motion pictures > Brazil > History > 20th century.
Brazil.
Bresil > Au cinema.
Brazil > In motion pictures.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"In her authoritative new book, Maite Conde introduces readers to the crucial early years of Brazilian cinema. Focusing on silent film released during the First Republic (1889-1930), Foundational films explores how the medium became implicated in a larger project to transform Brazil into a modern nation. Analyzing an array of cinematic forms, from depictions of contemporary life, to fan magazines, to experimental avant-garde productions, Conde demonstrates the distinct ways in which Brazil's early film culture helped to project a new image of the country"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:1 online resource (310 pages).
ISBN:9780520964884

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