Pedro Costa, a bricoleur

Abstract

In this article, we analyze the evolution of the filming method of the Portuguese filmmaker Pedro Costa. Costa, a great admirer of the punk movement of the 1970s, does not hide the influence that the movement exerts on his way of making movies. From the DIY - do it yourself - idea, the director becomes a bricoleur when using the technique of gluing in the making of his films, especially in pre-production. This is bricolage as a technique. From O Sangue (1989), Costa's first feature film, to Cavalo Dinheiro (2014),
the director's production process has progressed towards a way of filming his own and increasingly approaching Anthropology. The term bricolage arises consecrated in the Anthropology by Lévi-Strauss, when referring to the mythical thought, opposing it to the scientist. In cinema, the figure of the bricoleur is represented, especially, by Jean-Luc Godard. It is also sought to analyze the stages in which Costa's process, his modus operandi, consists of the extra film material that permeates his work, such as his interviews, written and the course taught by the director.