Chile, la Memoria ObstinadaThis week in class we watched Patricio Guzman’s Chile, La Memoria Obstinada from 1997. The film was made when Guzman first came back to h […]

La Batalla de Chile parte 1This week in class we watched The Battle of Chile part 1: The Insurrection of the Bourgeoisie by Patricio Guzman, from 1975. A highlight […]

Terra em Transe-1967Today in class we watched Glauber Rocha’s Terra em Transe, from 1967. The film synthesizes the political and historical paradigms of r […]

Black God, White DevilThis week in class we watched Glauber Rocha’s Black God, White Devil from 1964. Like the film Barren Lives by the other leading Cinema N […]

Barravento, Arrial do Cabo and Maranhão 66This week in class we watched Glauber Rocha’s Barravento from 1962, and Arrial Do Cabo, from 1960. Although they are in different l […]

Week 4-Cinema NovoTea del Valle This week we were introduced to Brazilian Cinema Novo and it’s leading directors including Glauber Rocha, Nelson P […]

del Valle-De Cierta Manera y Memorias del SubdesarrolloThis week in class we watched Sara Gomez’s De Cierta Manera which follows the relationship between educated school teacher Yolanda, and M […]

Mi Aporte-Tea del ValleToday in class we watched 4 of Sara Gomez’s shorter documentaries. I was most taken back by Mi Aporte from 1972, which explores cuban […]