Cidade-babel e a diáspora brasiliense: : cinema direto e testemunho em Fala Brasília (Nelson Pereira dos Santos, 1966)
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: In the short film "Fala Brasília" (Nelson Pereira dos Santos, 1966), the Brazilian capital is depicted as a space of cultural encounter, a case study of the "Brazilian diaspora" that marks the contradictory modernization and urbanization of the country throughout the 20th century. We argue that the type of filmic arrangement produced - a simple device of filmed encounter established between characters - evokes the tradition of French cinema verité in its inclination towards encountering the reality mediated by a certain performativity of social experience. By rejecting the use of narration, the film allows us to put the sociological model's reading, a consecrated explanation of the history of Brazilian documentary that has Jean-Claude Bernardet's work as a reference point, under tension. We propose that "Fala Brasília" anticipates aesthetic and political concerns that would be deepened by Brazilian documentary throughout the 1970s.
Author: Lima Monfrini, André
Institution: Universidade de São Paulo
Language: English
Topic: Cinema History and Criticism
Subfield: Visual Arts and Performing Arts
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7036370607
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