Portuguese Cinema (1960-2010)

Consumption, Circulation and Commerce

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by André Rui Graça

Type: Studies
Subject: Countries > Europe
Keywords: Portugal, economics
Publishing date: 2021
Publisher: Tamesis Books
Collection: Monografías
Language: English

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Hardcover • 285 pages
6 x 9 ¼ inches (15.5 x 23.5 cm)

ISBN

978-1-85566-343-5

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Book Presentation:
Why has Portugal's vibrant and creative cinema industry not been more commercially successful?

This book traces the evolution of Portuguese cinema between the beginning of the New Cinema movement in 1960 and the height of the economic crisis in 2010 from a socio-cultural and economic perspective. It aims to explain why this vibrant and creative industry has not been more commercially successful and pays especial attention to questions of financial viability, domestic consumption, international distribution, and the effects of legislation. It shows how film-makers have responded to historical difficulties and material obstacles and how market conditions have influenced aesthetics. Drawing on quantitative and qualitative data, film theory, and history, the book assesses the place of Portuguese cinema within Portuguese culture as well as the wider film world. While focussed on the case of Portugal, it also sheds light on problems faced by other peripheral film cultures in the international marketplace and on the festival circuit.

About the Author:
ANDRÉ RUI GRAÇA received his PhD in Film Studies from University College London and is a researcher at CEIS-20, University of Coimbra and Guest Assistant Professor at the University of Beira Interior.

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