Permanent Foundations

  • Albert Elduque University of Reading, Department of Film, Theatre and Television, Minghella Studios, Shinfield Road, RG6 6BT Reading
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14591/aniki.v6n2.537
Keywords: Brazilian film, Silent film, Modernity, Foundation

Abstract

Review of the book "Foundational Films: Early Cinema and Modernity in Brazil", by Maite Conde.

Author Biography

Albert Elduque, University of Reading, Department of Film, Theatre and Television, Minghella Studios, Shinfield Road, RG6 6BT Reading
My current research is focused in Brazilian film, particularly in the relation between Brazilian music traditions and their cinematic staging and translation. This work is based on an intermedial approach over different periods, from silent film to contemporary music biopics, to analyse certain intersections between both arts. Apart from this, and following my PhD thesis From Hunger to Vomit: Images of Consumption in Modern Cinema, I'm also interested in the relation between organic matter and politics in film, focusing in both European and Latin American cinema. I've done research on filmmakers such as Werner Herzog, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Marco Ferreri, Glauber Rocha, Joaquim Pedro de Andrade and Jorge Silva and Martha Rodríguez.
Published
2019-08-20
Issue
Vol 6 No 2 (2019): Teorias, práticas e ontologias do ator no audiovisual
Section
Reviews