TY  - GEN
T1  - Foundational films : early cinema and modernity in Brazil
T2  - California scholarship online.
A1  - Conde, Maite, 1971-
LA  - English
PP  - Oakland, California
PB  - University of California Press
YR  - 2018
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_eba_on1029069495
AB  - "In her authoritative new book, Maite Conde introduces readers to the crucial early years of Brazilian cinema. Focusing on silent film released during the First Republic (1889-1930), Foundational films explores how the medium became implicated in a larger project to transform Brazil into a modern nation. Analyzing an array of cinematic forms, from depictions of contemporary life, to fan magazines, to experimental avant-garde productions, Conde demonstrates the distinct ways in which Brazil's early film culture helped to project a new image of the country"--Provided by publisher.
OP  - 306
CN  - PN1993.5.B6 C66 2018
SN  - 9780520964884
SN  - 0520964888
SN  - 9780520290983
KW  - Motion pictures : Brazil : History : 20th century.
KW  - Motion pictures : Brazil : History : 19th century.
KW  - Silent films : Brazil.
KW  - Brazil : In motion pictures.
KW  - Cinéma : Brésil : Histoire : 20e siècle.
KW  - Cinéma : Brésil : Histoire : 19e siècle.
KW  - Films muets : Brésil.
KW  - Brésil : Au cinéma.
KW  - PERFORMING ARTS : Reference.
KW  - HISTORY : Latin America : General.
KW  - Motion pictures
KW  - Silent films
KW  - Brazil
KW  - 1800-1999
KW  - Electronic books.
KW  - History
ER  -