The Film Industry in Brazil bookcover

The Film Industry in Brazil

Culture and the State
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Description

Looking back through the prism of the severe economic crisis for filmmaking in the 1980s, The Film Industry in Brazil explores the unusual relationship between the state-supported industry, which often produced politically radical films, and the authoritarian regime that had held sway for twenty years. To ground his analysis, Johnson covers the early years of the film industry, 1898-1930; attempts at industrialization during the 1930s and 1940s; film industry congresses and government film boards, 1950-1966; the National Film Institute, 1966-1975; and the expansion of the state's role from 1969 through 1980. Well-conceived, carefully researched and documented, Johnson's study fills a major gap in film studies by tracing the development of this industry in Brazil, focusing specifically on its relationship to the state.

Product Details

PublisherUniversity of Pittsburgh Press
Publish DateApril 15, 1987
Pages284
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook iconPaperback / softback
EAN/UPC9780822985006
Dimensions9.0 X 6.0 X 0.6 inches | 0.9 pounds

About the Author

Randal Johnson is Distinguished Professor of Spanish and Portuguese at the University of California, Los Angeles

Reviews

Opens an important door in analyzing the interplay of filmmakers, distributors, exhibitors, and the state in the development of the cinema as both an industry and an expression of national culture.-- "Hemisphere"

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