{"product_id":"brazilian-national-cinema-paperback","title":"Brazilian National Cinema - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLisa Shaw\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eStephanie Dennison\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrazilian cinema is one of the most influential national cinemas in Latin America and this wide-ranging study traces the evolution of Brazilian film from the silent era to the present day, including detailed studies of more recent international box-office hits, such as \u003cem\u003eCentral Station\u003c\/em\u003e (1998) and \u003cem\u003eCity of God \u003c\/em\u003e(2002).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBrazilian National Cinema\u003c\/em\u003e gives due importance to traditionally overlooked aspects of Brazilian cinema, such as popular genres, ranging from musical comedies (the \u003cem\u003echanchada\u003c\/em\u003e) to soft-core porn films (the \u003cem\u003epornochanchada\u003c\/em\u003e) and horror films, and also provides a fresh approach to the internationally acclaimed avant-garde \u003cem\u003eCinema Novo\u003c\/em\u003e of the 1960s. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLisa Shaw and Stephanie Dennison apply recent theories on stardom, particularly relating to issues of ethnicity, race and gender, to both well-known Brazilian performers, such as Carmen Miranda and Sonia Braga, and lesser known domestic icons, such as the Afro-Brazilian comic actor, Grande Otelo (Big Othello), and the uberblonde children's TV and film star, and media mogul, Xuxa. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis timely addition to the \u003cem\u003eNational Cinemas\u003c\/em\u003e series provides a comprehensive overview of the relationship between Brazilian cinema and issues of national and cultural identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLisa Shaw\u003c\/strong\u003e is Reader in Portuguese and Brazilian Studies at the University of Liverpool. She is author of \u003cem\u003eThe Social History of the Brazilian Samba\u003c\/em\u003e (1999), co-author of \u003cem\u003ePopular Cinema in Brazil\u003c\/em\u003e (2004) and co-editor of \u003cem\u003eLatin American Cinema: Essays on Modernity, Gender and National Identity\u003c\/em\u003e (2005).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStephanie Dennison\u003c\/strong\u003e is Senior Lecturer in Portuguese and Brazilian Studies at the University of Leeds. She is co-author of \u003cem\u003ePopular Cinema in Brazil\u003c\/em\u003e (2004) and co-editor of \u003cem\u003eLatin American Cinema: Essays on Modernity, Gender and National Identity\u003c\/em\u003e (2005) and \u003cem\u003eRemapping World Cinema: Identity, Politics and Culture in Film\u003c\/em\u003e (2006).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.53 x 9.23 x 6.33 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 20, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53008645325107,"sku":"9780415338165","price":96.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/E-eQccfGSJ9780415338165.webp?v=1769677478","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/brazilian-national-cinema-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}