Projecting Amazonia: developmentalism and ecology in Brazilian experimental cinema of the 1970s

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Autor(a) principal: Bedran, Marina
Data de Publicação: 2023
Tipo de documento: Artigo
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Título da fonte: Antíteses
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Resumo: With the post-war national-developmentalist policies and, above all, after the 1964 military coup, came the grandiose projects to occupy and colonize Amazonia. The newsreels produced by the Agência Nacional presented the government’s plans to develop and “integrate the region into the nation”, preaching large-scale deforestation and promoting the erasure of indigenous histories. This article analyzes three Brazilian films of the period that focused on the Amazon, including Glauber Rocha’s documentary short Amazonas, Amazonas (1965), the “documentary-fiction” by Jorge Bodanzky and Orlando Senna Iracema, uma transa amazônica (1974) and the medium-length documentary Jari (1979), by Bodanzky and Wolf Gauer. While Glauber’s film contributed to reinforce the image of the Amazon as an empty and underdeveloped place, based on a teleological discourse, Bodanzky’s experimental films from the 1970s contested the developmentalist consensus and created other ways of thinking about the region, projecting the Amazon not only in Brazil, but on a global scale.
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spelling Projecting Amazonia: developmentalism and ecology in Brazilian experimental cinema of the 1970sProyectando la Amazonía: desarrollalismo y ecología en el cine experimental brasileño de los años 1970Projetando a Amazônia: desenvolvimentismo e ecologia no cinema experimental brasileiro dos anos 1970Brazilian cinemaAmazoniaEcocriticismPolitical EcologyDevelopmentalismCine brasileñoAmazoníaEcocríticaEcologia políticadesarollismoAmazôniaEcocríticaDesenvolvimentismoCinema BrasileiroEcologia políticaWith the post-war national-developmentalist policies and, above all, after the 1964 military coup, came the grandiose projects to occupy and colonize Amazonia. The newsreels produced by the Agência Nacional presented the government’s plans to develop and “integrate the region into the nation”, preaching large-scale deforestation and promoting the erasure of indigenous histories. This article analyzes three Brazilian films of the period that focused on the Amazon, including Glauber Rocha’s documentary short Amazonas, Amazonas (1965), the “documentary-fiction” by Jorge Bodanzky and Orlando Senna Iracema, uma transa amazônica (1974) and the medium-length documentary Jari (1979), by Bodanzky and Wolf Gauer. While Glauber’s film contributed to reinforce the image of the Amazon as an empty and underdeveloped place, based on a teleological discourse, Bodanzky’s experimental films from the 1970s contested the developmentalist consensus and created other ways of thinking about the region, projecting the Amazon not only in Brazil, but on a global scale.Con las políticas nacional-desarrollistas de la posguerra y, principalmente, después del golpe militar de 1964, llegaron los grandiosos proyectos de ocupación y colonización de la Amazonía. Varios de los noticieros producidos por la Agencia Nacional presentaron los planes del gobierno para desarrollar e “integrar la región a la nación”, predicando la deforestación a gran escala y promoviendo el borrado de las historias indígenas. Este artículo analiza tres películas brasileñas del período que se centraron en la Amazonía, incluyendo el cortometraje documental Amazonas, Amazonas (1965) de Glauber Rocha, el “documental-ficción de Jorge Bodanzky y Orlando Senna Iracema, uma transa amazônica (1974) y el mediometraje documental Jari (1979), de Bodanzky y Wolf Gauer. Mientras que la película de Glauber contribuyó a reforzar la imagen de la Amazonía como un lugar vacío y subdesarrollado, basado en un discurso teleológico y una filosofía del progreso, las películas experimentales de Bodanzky de la década de 1970 cuestionaron el consenso desarrollista y crearon otras formas de pensar la región, proyectando la Amazonía no sólo en Brasil, sino a escala mundial.Com as políticas nacional-desenvolvimentistas do pós-guerra e, sobretudo, depois do golpe militar de 1964, vieram os projetos grandiosos de ocupação e colonização da Amazônia. Vários dos cinejornais produzidos pela Agência Nacional apresentaram os planos do governo para desenvolver e “integrar a região à nação”, pregando o desmatamento em grande escala e promovendo um apagamento das histórias indígenas. Este artigo analisa três filmes brasileiros do período que se debruçaram sobre a Amazônia, incluindo o curtametragem documental de Glauber Rocha Amazonas, Amazonas (1965), o “documentário-ficção” de Jorge Bodanzky e Orlando Senna Iracema, uma transa amazônica (1974) e o documentário média-metragem Jari (1979), de Bodanzky e Wolf Gauer. Enquanto o filme de Glauber contribuiu para reforçar a imagem da Amazônia como um lugar vazio e subdesenvolvido, calcada num discurso teleológico, os filmes experimentais de Bodanzky dos anos 1970 contestaram o consenso desenvolvimentista e criaram outras formas de pensar a região, projetando a Amazônia não apenas no Brasil, mas em escala global.Universidade Estadual de Londrina2023-09-18info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://ojs.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/antiteses/article/view/4759910.5433/1984-3356.2023v16n31p172-201Antíteses; Vol. 16 No. 31 (2023): "Forests' histories and forests in stories and memories: dialogues between past, present and future"; 172-201Antíteses; v. 16 n. 31 (2023): "Histórias das florestas e florestas nas estórias e memórias: diálogos entre passado, presente e futuro"; 172-2011984-3356reponame:Antítesesinstname:Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL)instacron:UELporhttps://ojs.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/antiteses/article/view/47599/49456Copyright (c) 2023 Marina Bedranhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessBedran, Marina2023-10-10T14:46:38Zoai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/47599Revistahttps://www.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/antitesesPUBhttps://www.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/antiteses/oaiantiteses@uel.br||1984-33561984-3356opendoar:2023-10-10T14:46:38Antíteses - Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Projecting Amazonia: developmentalism and ecology in Brazilian experimental cinema of the 1970s
Proyectando la Amazonía: desarrollalismo y ecología en el cine experimental brasileño de los años 1970
Projetando a Amazônia: desenvolvimentismo e ecologia no cinema experimental brasileiro dos anos 1970
title Projecting Amazonia: developmentalism and ecology in Brazilian experimental cinema of the 1970s
spellingShingle Projecting Amazonia: developmentalism and ecology in Brazilian experimental cinema of the 1970s
Bedran, Marina
Brazilian cinema
Amazonia
Ecocriticism
Political Ecology
Developmentalism
Cine brasileño
Amazonía
Ecocrítica
Ecologia política
desarollismo
Amazônia
Ecocrítica
Desenvolvimentismo
Cinema Brasileiro
Ecologia política
title_short Projecting Amazonia: developmentalism and ecology in Brazilian experimental cinema of the 1970s
title_full Projecting Amazonia: developmentalism and ecology in Brazilian experimental cinema of the 1970s
title_fullStr Projecting Amazonia: developmentalism and ecology in Brazilian experimental cinema of the 1970s
title_full_unstemmed Projecting Amazonia: developmentalism and ecology in Brazilian experimental cinema of the 1970s
title_sort Projecting Amazonia: developmentalism and ecology in Brazilian experimental cinema of the 1970s
author Bedran, Marina
author_facet Bedran, Marina
author_role author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Bedran, Marina
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Brazilian cinema
Amazonia
Ecocriticism
Political Ecology
Developmentalism
Cine brasileño
Amazonía
Ecocrítica
Ecologia política
desarollismo
Amazônia
Ecocrítica
Desenvolvimentismo
Cinema Brasileiro
Ecologia política
topic Brazilian cinema
Amazonia
Ecocriticism
Political Ecology
Developmentalism
Cine brasileño
Amazonía
Ecocrítica
Ecologia política
desarollismo
Amazônia
Ecocrítica
Desenvolvimentismo
Cinema Brasileiro
Ecologia política
description With the post-war national-developmentalist policies and, above all, after the 1964 military coup, came the grandiose projects to occupy and colonize Amazonia. The newsreels produced by the Agência Nacional presented the government’s plans to develop and “integrate the region into the nation”, preaching large-scale deforestation and promoting the erasure of indigenous histories. This article analyzes three Brazilian films of the period that focused on the Amazon, including Glauber Rocha’s documentary short Amazonas, Amazonas (1965), the “documentary-fiction” by Jorge Bodanzky and Orlando Senna Iracema, uma transa amazônica (1974) and the medium-length documentary Jari (1979), by Bodanzky and Wolf Gauer. While Glauber’s film contributed to reinforce the image of the Amazon as an empty and underdeveloped place, based on a teleological discourse, Bodanzky’s experimental films from the 1970s contested the developmentalist consensus and created other ways of thinking about the region, projecting the Amazon not only in Brazil, but on a global scale.
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