Foundational Films
Early Cinema and Modernity in Brazil
by Maite Conde
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In her authoritative new book, Maite Conde introduces readers to the crucial early years of Brazilian cinema. Focusing on silent films released during the First Republic (1889-1930), Foundational Films explores how the medium became implicated in a larger project to transform Brazil into a modern nation. Analyzing an array of cinematic forms, from depictions of contemporary life and fan magazines, to experimental avant-garde productions, Conde demonstrates the distinct ways in which Brazil's early film culture helped to project a new image of the country.
About the Author:
Maite Conde is University Lecturer in Brazilian Culture at the University of Cambridge, England and Fellow at Jesus College, Cambridge. She is author of Consuming Visions: Cinema, Writing, and Modernity in Rio de Janeiro.
Press Reviews:
"Foundational Films is the first book in English to offer a comprehensive history of early cinema in Brazil. Conde masterfully combines close-reading of films with analyses of film reviews, crônicas, poetry, photographs, art works, and more, offering a broad view of how cinema as an art form and as new technology impacted on Brazilian cities and Brazilian society as a whole in the early twentieth century. This is an excellent and original book."—Lúcia Sa, author of Life in the Megalopolis: Mexico City and Sao Paulo
"Foundational Films makes a very significant contribution to Brazilian and Latin American film scholarship. Conde provides a sophisticated theoretical framework for understanding the complex network of social and political forces in which cinema was introduced and thrived in Brazil in the silent period. This is the first book of its kind and will be an important resource for scholars and teachers alike."—Ana M. López, coeditor of The Routledge Companion to Latin American Cinema
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