The Artist Engaged in the Contradictions of His Time: The Representation of the Aesthetics of Violence in ‘God and the Devil in the Land of the Sun’ (1964) by Glauber Rocha

Authors

  • Cláudio Almeida Silva Filho Universidade Federal da Bahia

Keywords:

aesthetics of violence, representation, God and the Devil in the Land of the Sun, Glauber Rocha, aesthetics

Abstract

The paper analyzes the aesthetics of violence as a representation of the countryman in God and the Devil in the Land of the Sun (1964) by Glauber Rocha. The aesthetics developed by the filmmaker broke with the form and content of film production in the country, problematizing the antagonisms present in Brazilian society, such as drought, class conflicts and exploitation, critically represented. Thus, the study develops the discussion between art and society aiming to highlight the intrinsic relationship between subjectivity and material life.

Author Biography

Cláudio Almeida Silva Filho, Universidade Federal da Bahia

Doutorando do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Sociais (PPGCS) da Universidade Federal da Bahia - (UFBA). É mestre pelo mesmo programa e graduado em ciências sociais pela Universidade do Estado da Bahia (Uneb). Membro do grupo de pesquisa Representações Sociais: arte, ciência e ideologia, instalado no Núcleo de Estudos em Sociologia da Arte (Nucleart) da UFBA.

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Published

2021-06-26

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 2 (2021): Edição composta pelo dossiê Olhares Cruzados sobre a Normalização

Section

Artigos