| Contents |
Introduction : the modern foundations of Brazilian cinema -- Part I. Locating Brazil's Early Cinema: 1. Early cinema and national identity : mapping out a space of analysis ; 2. Cinematic vistas of Rio de Janeiro's worldly modernity ; 3. Alternative urban projections in early narrative films -- Part II. Hollywood Revisions: 4. Film and fandom in Cinearte Magazine ; 5. Beyond Hollywood : reading slave relations in Humberto Mauro's Lost treasure (1927) -- Part III. The Rondon Commission : Producing New Visions of the Amazon: 6. Picturing the tropics ; forging a national territory through photography and film ; 7. The expedition films of Major Luiz Thomas Reis -- Part IV. Modernism and the Movies: 8. Modernismo's literary engagements with film ; 9. The cine-poetry of Mário Peixoto's Limite ; 10. Fabricating discipline and progress in São Paulo : symphony of a metropolis -- Postscript: toward new cinematic foundations. |
| Abstract |
"In her authoritative new book, Maite Conde introduces readers to the crucial early years of Brazilian cinema. Focusing on silent film 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, to 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"--Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references, filmography, and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Conde, Maite, 1971- Foundational films. Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2018] 9780520964884 |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2018010665 |
| ISBN | 9780520290983 hardcover ; alkaline paper |
| ISBN | 0520290984 hardcover ; alkaline paper |
| ISBN | 9780520290990 paperback ; alkaline paper |
| ISBN | 0520290992 paperback ; alkaline paper |
| ISBN | epub |
| ISBN | epub |
