Tropicalist cinema or the several hypothesis about Macunaíma

Authors

  • Meire Oliveira Silva USP – Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas – Departamento de Teoria Literária e Literatura Comparada. São Paulo – SP – Brasil.

Keywords:

Cinema, Literature, Macunaíma, Tropicalia, Joaquim Pedro de Andrade, Mário de Andrade,

Abstract

Pedro de Andrade’s most famous film, Macunaíma (1969), is also his most analyzed work. Based on Mário de Andrade’s book (1928), this film is open to several discussions, including the controversial question about its elements based on Tropicalism. The filmmaker denies the affinities between his film and the aesthetics of Tropicalia. However, the aesthetic of this work reveals some curious choices of its director, because its elements are responsible for discussions about the Brazilian culture.

Published

13/04/2017

Issue

Section

Varia