Revisão Crítica do Cinema Brasileiro

by Glauber Rocha

O primeiro volume da Coleção glauberiana reúne a militância crítica do jovem Glauber Rocha (1939-1981) em artigos escritos no período 1958-63. Eles focalizam desde o cinema pioneiro de Humberto Mauro e Mario Peixoto ao surgimento do Cinema Novo brasileiro, com a trilogia carioca de Nelson Pereira dos Santos, no final da década de 50. Na orelha da primeira edição desta obra fundamental - há décadas esgotada e agora revista e enriquecida com 53 fotos e fortuna crítica -, o crítico e diretor Alex Viany "Agressivo, irreverente, brilhante sempre, e impiedoso quando necessário é derrubar os inimigos - e também os falsos valores, ídolos e mitos - que atravancam o desenvolvimento do cinema brasileiro, este livro (...) cumpre a promessa do título, marcando a maturidade da nova crítica cinematográfica".

238 pages

First published January 1, 1963

About the author

Glauber de Andrade Rocha (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈɡlawbeʁ dʒi ɐ̃ˈdɾadʒi ˈʁɔʃɐ]; 14 March 1939 – 22 August 1981) was a Brazilian film director, actor and screenwriter. He was one of the most influential moviemakers of Brazilian cinema and a key figure of Cinema Novo. His films Black God, White Devil and Entranced Earth are often considered to be two of the greatest achievements in Brazilian cinematic history, being selected by Abraccine as, respectively, the second and fifth best Brazilian films of all-time. Rocha also the distinction of having the most films on Abraccine's list: 5 films.

Rocha's film possess a staunch avant-garde and experimental nature, making of him a seminal figure of the new wave. His works are noted for their many political overtones, often addressing the passive-aggressive situation of the Third World, which Rocha referred to both metaphorically and objectively as "hunger" in his essay Estética da Fome (The Aesthetics of Hunger). Rocha won the Prix de la mise en scène at the 1969 Cannes Film Festival for Antonio das Mortes and the 1977 Special Jury Prize for Best Short Film for Di. Three of Rocha's films were nominated for the Palme d'Or, including Entranced Earth, which was awarded the FIPRESCI at the 1967 Cannes Film Festival and the Grand Prix of the Locarno Film Festival of the same year.

Reviews

[Natalia Hernández Moreno · Rating 5 out of 5]

“Câmera na mao, trata-se de construir; ao que Mário Andrade acrescentaria: enquanto isso os sabichões discutem se doce-de-abóbra não dá chumbo pra canhão”