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Journal Entry #10 – Kayden Cruz
On April 29th,we watched The Pearl Button (2015) by Patricio Guzmán. This viewing cemented my initial evaluation of Guzmán’s style of filmmaking as a middle ground between the extremes of Glauber Rocha and the down-to-earth style of Sara Gomez. But I found that he has a knack for using prose and recurring imagery in his […]
Journal #9 – Kayden Cruz
I missed the ninth session of class, and as a result, I did not know we were studying a new director,Patricio Guzmán and his works. Upon learning this,I wondered what sort of films Guzmán is known for and what his general filmmaking style is. At the time,I only saw Sara Gomez and Glauber Rocha’s films, […]
Journal Entry #8 – Kayden Cruz
This Tuesday, we ended our study of Glauber Rocha’s work by watching Terra em Transe (1967). For me,it is the most disorientating work that we watched in class. It is told through flashbacks and isn’t concerned with following a straightforward narrative to tell its story of government corruption and class struggle. After watching 3 of […]
Journal Entry #7
During Tuesday’s class we watched Black God,White Devil (1964). The film explores many themes that are touched upon in Barravento (1962) but are approached differently. In Barravento (1962) the main story is about a group of Afro-Brazilians who are oppressed by a white business owner. Religion is an important aspect of the story, as it […]
Journal Entry #6
During Tuesday’s class, we watched the film Barravento (1962) and discussed many aspects of it afterwards. During this discussion – sparked by a question from the final slide during a classmate’s presentation – we discussed how the film views and presents women. Many of my classmates brought up many points supporting the view that the […]
Week 5 – Journal Entry
Today we watched short films, Amazonas,Amazonas (1965), Di Glauber/Cavalcanti (1977),and Maranhão 66 (1966) from director Glauber Rocha. For my presentation, I watched his film Amazonas,Amazonas beforehand. After watching that film and learning a bit about the process of making it,I greatly admired the man and the single work I saw from him. I was excited […]
