Dennison, S orcid.org/0000-0002-5699-8741 and Meleiro, A (2017) Brazil, Soft Power and Film Culture. New Cinemas, 14 (1). pp. 17-30. ISSN 1474-2756
Abstract
This article takes as its starting point what we define as Brazil’s soft-power halcyon days (around 2009), as the nation seems set to maximize a range of opportunities (the upcoming World Cup and Olympics, for example) to take on a more significant role in global politics. It assesses the potential contribution of cinema to the Brazilian soft-power narrative, focusing on film policy, support for the dissemination of Brazilian films abroad and the place of film production within Brazil’s soft-power vision. It then discusses two films – Lula: Filho do Brasil (Lula: Son of Brazil, Barreto, 2009) and Aquarius (Mendonça Filho, 2016) – and the extent to which they trouble the very notion of film as a soft-power asset in Brazil. It concludes by commenting on more recent events in Brazil, and their likely effect on both the nation as a soft-power powerhouse and on film production in the country more broadly.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2016 Intellect Ltd. This is an author produced version of a paper published in New Cinemas: Journal of Contemporary Film. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Aquarius; Brazilian cinema; Lula; national narratives; reputation management; soft power |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Languages Cultures & Societies (Leeds) > Spanish & Portuguese (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 11 May 2017 12:28 |
Last Modified: | 05 Jan 2021 13:39 |
Published Version: | https://www.intellectbooks.co.uk/journals/view-Art... |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Intellect |
Identification Number: | 10.1386/ncin.14.1.17_1 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:116252 |