Under the signs of ambiguity: an analysis of Anchieta, José do Brasil Carlos Eduardo Pinto de Pinto

Authors

  • Carlos Eduardo Pinto de Pinto PUC-RJ

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-7114.sig.2013.71672

Keywords:

Cinema Novo, historic film, civil-military dictatorship, historical culture.

Abstract

 Paulo César Saraceni’s Anchieta, José do Brasil (1979) [Anchieta, Brazil’s José] is considered the first Cinema Novo’s historic film produced with governmental aid, by Embrafilme. On its production and exhibition circuit, the “historical representation” enacted by the movie was disputed by the Catholic Church, the civil-military dictatorship, the Cinema Novo itself, critics and theorists. As such, it is an important vector to think on the Brazilian historical culture at that time, path followed by this article.

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Author Biography

  • Carlos Eduardo Pinto de Pinto, PUC-RJ

    Mestre em História Social da Cultura pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro. Doutor em História pela Universidade Federal Fluminense. Possui artigos publicados sobre a representação da história e do Rio de Janeiro pelo Cinema Novo. E-mail: dudachacon@yahoo.com.br

Published

2013-12-25

How to Cite

Under the signs of ambiguity: an analysis of Anchieta, José do Brasil Carlos Eduardo Pinto de Pinto. (2013). Significação: Journal of Audiovisual Culture, 40(40), 74-95. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-7114.sig.2013.71672