Product Description

A leading example of a resurgent Latin American cinema - `la
buena onda' - in the early twenty-first century, City of God was a huge
international popular and critical success. A combination of intoxicating,
Hollywood-style genre film-making and hard-hitting, social-realist subject
matter it was hailed as a masterpiece at Cannes in 2002 and seen by over 3
million people in Brazil, including the Brazilian cabinet.

In Studying City of God, Stephanie Muir considers:

The historical and industrial context of City of God - a brief history of
Latin American cinema is followed by a more detailed account of film-making
in Brazil - from light-hearted travelogues to Cinema Novo and after - all
in the context of increasing globalisation;
Narrative and Genre - how the film uses the components of narrative in a
complex way, ex-perimentally manipulating time while using traditional
genre conventions that are highly recognisable to mainstream audiences;
Film language - the formal elements of the film are dissected through a
detailed illustrated analysis of the kinetic, scene setting opening
sequence;
Audience responses - from establishment critical reaction to fan-based
Internet sites and student feedback;
Representation and Ideology - just how `authentic' can a film such as City
of God hope to be? Does its style overwhelm its subject matter?

Contents
1. INTRODUCTION,
2. CONTEXT,
2.1 Studying World Cinema,
2.2 Latin American Cinema,
2.3 Brazilian Cinema: Background, History and Setting,
2.4 Early Brazilian Cinema,
2.5 Cinema Novo and After,
2.6 City of God: The Producers,
3. MACRO ELEMENTS,
3.1 The Framework of Narrative,
3.2 Narrative in City of God,
3.3 City of God and Genre,
3.4 Setting: the Recreation of Reality,
3.5 Characters,
3.6 Three Stories,
4. MICRO ELEMENTS,
4.1 Style,
5. MESSAGES AND VALUES,
5.1 Recording Violence: The Camera and the Gun,
5.2 Is Misery Entertaining?
5.3 Audience Responses,
5.4 Student Responses,
QUESTIONNAIRE,
BIBLIOGRAPHY / FILMOGRAPHY,
AWARDS

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #264196 in Books
• Published on: 2008-05-30
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 96 pages

From the Publisher
Stephanie Muir is course coordinator of Film Studies at
Richmond upon Thames College, Twickenham. She is an examiner and moderator
for both AS and A2 WJEC Film Studies.