Mentiras sãs: sobre dois filmes de apropriação 'falsos'

A glória de fazer cinema em Portugal (Manuel Mozos, 2015) and Redemption (Miguel Gomes, 2013) are recent examples of "appropriation films," a filmmaking practice that has seen important development in Portugal over the past fifteen years. The two films stand out, however, because they use...

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Main Author: Tiago Baptista
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Portuguese Studies Association (APSA) 2017-06-01
Series:Journal of Lusophone Studies
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Online Access:https://jls.apsa.us/index.php/jls/article/view/153
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spelling doaj-794f12e819e645f38d260fcd86e005442020-11-25T02:14:47ZengAmerican Portuguese Studies Association (APSA)Journal of Lusophone Studies2469-48002017-06-012110.21471/jls.v2i1.153116Mentiras sãs: sobre dois filmes de apropriação 'falsos'Tiago Baptista0Instituto de História Contemporânea Universidade Nova de LisboaA glória de fazer cinema em Portugal (Manuel Mozos, 2015) and Redemption (Miguel Gomes, 2013) are recent examples of "appropriation films," a filmmaking practice that has seen important development in Portugal over the past fifteen years. The two films stand out, however, because they use fabricated archival footage (Mozos) and real archival footage (Gomes) to tell a fictional story. This places them within the scope of the "fake documentary" genre. If one accepts current scholarly definitions of appropriation films, it is possible to see these two "fake" films as apt illustrations of the epistemological and pedagogical potential of the appropriation film with respect not only to cinema but also to historical knowledge.https://jls.apsa.us/index.php/jls/article/view/153Appropriation filmPortuguese cinemafake documentaryMiguel GomesManuel Mozos
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Mentiras sãs: sobre dois filmes de apropriação 'falsos'
Journal of Lusophone Studies
Appropriation film
Portuguese cinema
fake documentary
Miguel Gomes
Manuel Mozos
author_facet Tiago Baptista
author_sort Tiago Baptista
title Mentiras sãs: sobre dois filmes de apropriação 'falsos'
title_short Mentiras sãs: sobre dois filmes de apropriação 'falsos'
title_full Mentiras sãs: sobre dois filmes de apropriação 'falsos'
title_fullStr Mentiras sãs: sobre dois filmes de apropriação 'falsos'
title_full_unstemmed Mentiras sãs: sobre dois filmes de apropriação 'falsos'
title_sort mentiras sãs: sobre dois filmes de apropriação 'falsos'
publisher American Portuguese Studies Association (APSA)
series Journal of Lusophone Studies
issn 2469-4800
publishDate 2017-06-01
description A glória de fazer cinema em Portugal (Manuel Mozos, 2015) and Redemption (Miguel Gomes, 2013) are recent examples of "appropriation films," a filmmaking practice that has seen important development in Portugal over the past fifteen years. The two films stand out, however, because they use fabricated archival footage (Mozos) and real archival footage (Gomes) to tell a fictional story. This places them within the scope of the "fake documentary" genre. If one accepts current scholarly definitions of appropriation films, it is possible to see these two "fake" films as apt illustrations of the epistemological and pedagogical potential of the appropriation film with respect not only to cinema but also to historical knowledge.
topic Appropriation film
Portuguese cinema
fake documentary
Miguel Gomes
Manuel Mozos
url https://jls.apsa.us/index.php/jls/article/view/153
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