Cinema, Slavery, and Brazilian Nationalism

by Richard A Gordon

Book Overview

A unique contribution to film studies, Richard Gordon's Cinema, Slavery, and Brazilian Nationalism is the first full-length book on Brazilian films about slavery. By studying Brazilian films released between 1976 and 2005, Gordon examines how the films both define the national community and influence viewer understandings of Brazilianness. Though the films he examines span decades, they all communicate their revised version of Brazilian...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 147730987X
• ISBN13: 9781477309872
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 286 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"