Allegories of arbitrariness

o Pedestre (1966) in dialogue with Manhã Cinzenta (1969)

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2238-7714.no.2020.164122

Keywords:

Military dictatorship, Brazilian cinema, O Pedestre, Manhã Cinzenta, Allegories

Abstract

This article intends to study the shot film O Pedestre (1966), directed by Otoniel Santos Pereira, bringing to light their settlement and importance within the Brazilian Cinema, and their singular relevance as one of films that as as a reaction to the 1964 Civil-Military coup d´état in Brazil. It´s very important to highlight its role as allegory, feature very present in the Brazilian cinema in authoritarian times. It is also intended to place it in dialogue (and in comparison) with Manhã Cinzenta (1969), by Olney São Paulo – this movie, in this turn, a kind of synthesis of the context of Institutional Act nº5. Both short movies work as a set of allegories of the arbitrariness, bringing essential features in common, as the dystopic ambience and signal of scientific fiction.

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Author Biographies

  • Andre Gustavo de Paula Eduardo, Anhembi Morumbi University

    Brazilian cinema researcher and PhD student at the Communication Program at Universidade Anhembi Morumbi - UAM / SP. Master in Communication at Unesp-SP and graduated in Journalism at the same institution.

  • Felipe Abramovictz, Anhembi Morumbi University

    Brazilian cinema researcher and Master by the Communication Program at Universidade Anhembi Morumbi - UAM / SP. Bachelor in Communication and Multimedia from PUC-SP.

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Published

2020-07-13

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ARTICLES

How to Cite

Eduardo, A. G. de P., & Abramovictz, F. (2020). Allegories of arbitrariness: o Pedestre (1966) in dialogue with Manhã Cinzenta (1969). Novos Olhares, 9(1), 230-244. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2238-7714.no.2020.164122