Stories Our Cinema Did (Not) Tell
(Histórias que nosso cinema (nāo) contava)
Fernanda Pessoa | Documentary
2017 | 80 minutes | Brazil
A review of the military dictatorship in Brazil told only through images and sounds from pornochanchada films, a genre of erotic film that was the most popular during that period.
Synopsis
A historic review of the military dictatorship in Brazil told only through images and sounds from films that belong to the pornochanchada genre, a kind of erotic film that was the most seen and most produced during that period.
Reviews
"One of the most significant events in the art world this year" — Folha de São Paulo
Citation
Main credits
Pessoa, Fernanda (film director)
Pessoa, Fernanda (film producer)
Borges Araña, Julia (film producer)
Riff, Alice (film producer)
Other credits
Editing, Luiz Cruz; music, Érico Theobaldo.
Citation
Cataloging
Pragda subjects
Cinema Studies
Fascism + Repression
Gender + Sexuality Studies
History
Latin American Studies
Political Science
Sociology
South America
Keywords
Clips
Festivals
Mostra de Tiradentes; Thessaloniki Documentary Festival; Cinélatino Rencontres de Toulouse; Festival du Nouveau Cinéma; "Guarani Awards - Best Documentary, Best Editing; Semana dos Realizadores - Best Film by Critics Choice, IndieLisboa Prize; Festival Pachamama Cinema de Fronteira - Best Film
DIRECTOR: Fernanda Pessoa
NATIONALITY: Brazil
YEAR: 2017
GENRE: Documentary
LANGUAGE: Portuguese
COLOR / B&W: Color
GRADE LEVEL: College, Adults
SUBTITLE/CC: AVAILABLE
AUDIO DESCRIPTION: NOT AVAILABLE
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