Transits of Imagetic: The Reconfiguration of Female Old Age in Contemporary Brazilian Cinema

Authors

  • Tania Siqueira Montoro Universidade de Brasília
  • Cecilia C.B. Cavalcanti Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37467/gka-revvisual.v1.637

Keywords:

Cinema, Image, Old Aged Woman

Abstract

This article aims to establish a relationship between gender studies, cinema and representations regarding the female starring aging processes in contemporary Brazilian cinema. The corpus of the analysis posted to this article falls into three feature films that have the same characteristics in common: a) were produced in the same decade; b) are representatives of the new Brazilian cinema; c) have international awards and commercial success and d) have the old age and the female aging process as the main theme of the narrative argument. For this question, the following films were selected: Stop Missing (2008) Lais Bodanszky, Durval Records (2002) Ana Muylaert e Across the Road (across the Street; 2004) Mark Bernstein. Growth of the female role is observed in the films dedicated to the theme of female aging, referring to new imaginary and ways of experiencing the affections and the conformation of the image ...

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Published

2014-05-05

How to Cite

Siqueira Montoro, T., & Cavalcanti, C. C. (2014). Transits of Imagetic: The Reconfiguration of Female Old Age in Contemporary Brazilian Cinema. VISUAL REVIEW. International Visual Culture Review Revista Internacional De Cultura Visual, 1(1), 55–66. https://doi.org/10.37467/gka-revvisual.v1.637

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Vol. 1 No. 1 (2014)

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Research articles

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