{"product_id":"guilherme-carrera-brazilian-cinema-and-the-aesthetics-of-ruins","title":"Guilherme Carréra: Brazilian Cinema and the Aesthetics of Ruins","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBloomsbury Academic, 2024, Softcover, 346 pages, \u003cspan\u003e15.6 x 23.39 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGuilherme Carréra’s compelling book examines imagery of ruins in contemporary Brazilian cinema and considers these representations in the context of Brazilian society. Carréra analyses three groups of unconventional documentaries focused on distinct geographies: Brasília - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Age of Stone\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(2013) and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWhite Out, Black In\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2014); Rio de Janeiro - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eExPerimetral\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2016), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Harbour\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2013), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eTropical Curse\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2016) and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHU Enigma\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2011); and indigenous territories - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eCorumbiara: They Shoot Indians, Don’t They?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2009), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eTava, The House of Stone\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2012), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eTwo Villages, One Path\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2008) and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eGuarani Exile\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2011). In portraying ruinscapes in different ways, these powerful films articulate critiques of the notions of progress and (under) development in the Brazilian nation. Carréra invites the reader to walk amid the debris and reflect upon the strategies of spatial representation employed by the filmmakers. He addresses this body of films in relation to the legacies of Cinema Novo, Tropicália and Cinema Marginal, asking how these presentday films dialogue with or depart from previous traditions. Through this dialogue, he argues, the selected films challenge not only documentary-making conventions but also the country’s official narrative.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ICA Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57518245183872,"sku":null,"price":33.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0012\/4390\/6109\/files\/713jYqbhPEL._SY425.jpg?v=1772619635","url":"https:\/\/shop.ica.art\/products\/guilherme-carrera-brazilian-cinema-and-the-aesthetics-of-ruins","provider":"ICA Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}