From literary text to images: symbolic shred of the costume in Brazilian cinema
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From literary text to images: symbolic oddments of costumes in brazilian cinema
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| Author(s): |
Teresa Midori Takeuchi
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Press: | São Paulo. 2016-06-22. |
| Institution: | Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp). Instituto de Artes. São Paulo |
| Defense date: | 2016-06-10 |
| Advisor: | José Leonardo do Nascimento |
| Abstract | |
The analysis of costumes in Brazilian cinema comes from the construction of the character in the imaginary “country person” figure in the discursive visuality of cinema which was derived from the literary origin. This analysis is intended to investigate to what extent the costumes reconstruct the character in the movies, since the costume that wears (or bares) the literary and cinematographic character is part of the symbolic’s signs in the communication system. The movie’s costumes are understood as one of the key elements to build the identity of the characters concerning the expression of sexuality, identification with a social class or even with power. This approach also assumes to reflect the function of the garment over the movie character's costumes and in relation to the circumstances of the time period the movies were shown. It is intended, then, to analyze the following transpositions to the language of cinema: film by Nelson Pereira dos Santos (1963), from the eponymous book Vidas Secas, by Graciliano Ramos (1938), the film Deus e o Diabo na Terra do Sol (1964), by Glauber Rocha, inspired from the books Grande Sertão: Veredas, by Guimarães Rosa, and Os Sertões (1902), by Euclides da Cunha, and finally, the analysis of the film’s costumes from Guerra de Canudos (1997), by Sérgio Rezende in relation to the literary work Os Sertões, which the movie was based off. The cutouts were made in order to enable the analysis of the aesthetic design of the three directors of the listed films by means of the wardrobe, considering the literary narrative sense. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 12/25481-9 - From literary text to images: symbolic shred of the costume in Brazilian cinema |
| Grantee: | Teresa Midori Takeuchi |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate |