Saudade in Brazilian Cinema: The History of an Emotion on Film

by Jack A. Draper III

The Brazilian Portuguese idea of saudade is often translated as a powerful relative of nostalgia, which brings together love and grief, a melancholia and a longing focused on a memory, an absence. Saudade in Brazilian Cinema looks specifically at how this emotion is imagined on the screen.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1783207639
• ISBN13: 9781783207633
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: Intellect (UK)
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.7" x 9.0"