“Meu Pedacinho de Chão”: audiovisual postmodernism, rhizome and the possible reconfigurations of the telenovela

Abstract

In the audiovisual production field, a director’s authorial work is an
important element of singularity in the final product. This article analyses the
telenovela Meu Pedacinho de Chão and how Luiz Fernando Carvalho’s direction
becomes noticeable through the elements shaping his authorial style. For
example, the postmodern stylistic already used by Carvalho in other plays is also
present on this production, through transtextual collage of references and the
anti-naturalism feature of sets and costumes. We assume that the complexity
of his work is just possible because of his way to organize a production team,
something very close to the rhizome concept as defined by Deleuze and Guattari.
Therefore, we expect this production be an example for a possible new age to the
Brazilian soup opera.