Brazilian National Cinema - 9780415338165

Taylor & Francis

Brazilian National CinemaAuthor(s): Lisa Shaw, Stephanie Dennison\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780415338165, 978-0415338165\nSynopsis\nBrazilian cinema is one of the most influential national cinemas in Latin America and this wide-ranging study traces the evolution of Brazilian film from the silent era to the present day, including detailed studies of more recent international box-office hits, such as Central Station [tel] and City of God [tel].\n\nBrazilian National Cinema gives due importance to traditionally overlooked aspects of Brazilian cinema, such as popular genres, ranging from musical comedies (the chanchada) to soft-core porn films (the pornochanchada) and horror films, and also provides a fresh approach to the internationally acclaimed avant-garde Cinema Novo of the 1960s. \n\nLisa Shaw and Stephanie Dennison apply recent theories on stardom, particularly relating to issues of ethnicity, race and ge.