The Italian mission: Stories of a generation of Italian film and theatre directors in Brazil (1946‐69)

IF 0.2 0 FILM, RADIO, TELEVISION

Journal of Italian Cinema and Media Studies Pub Date : 2022-03-01 DOI:10.1386/jicms_00121_1

A. Vannucci

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Abstract

The journey to Brazil undertaken by a generation of young Italian directors initiated a phase of artistic renewal in São Paulo during the 1950s. This article reveals the connections between the projects and theatre, television and cinema productions of some of the protagonists of that extraordinary adventure by tracing the power plays that marked the period. As they understood, it was a time when one would believe in the possibility of implementing a modern theatre supported by the state and an art cinema, expected to be adored by a public and which still had to be formed. These goals united a generation and motivated its migration to the other side of the Atlantic. It was a ‘mission’ based on the belief that the arts, especially the performing arts, should be tools for the democratic emancipation of the public and not just occasions for its entertainment. Their tasks, illusions, disappointments and legacies are inscribed in plays and films, which I illustrate in this article.

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意大利使命:一代意大利电影和戏剧导演在巴西的故事(1946 - 69)

20世纪50年代，一代年轻的意大利导演踏上了巴西之旅，开启了圣保罗艺术复兴的一个阶段。本文通过追溯这一时期的权力剧，揭示了这一非凡冒险的一些主角的项目与戏剧、电视和电影作品之间的联系。正如他们所理解的，这是一个人们相信有可能实现由国家支持的现代剧院和艺术电影院的时代，期望得到公众的喜爱，但仍然需要形成。这些目标团结了一代人，促使他们移民到大西洋彼岸。这是一项基于信仰的“使命”，即艺术，尤其是表演艺术，应该成为公众民主解放的工具，而不仅仅是娱乐的场所。他们的任务、幻想、失望和遗产都刻在戏剧和电影中，我将在本文中加以说明。

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Journal of Italian Cinema and Media Studies FILM, RADIO, TELEVISION-

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期刊介绍： Journal of Italian Cinema & Media Studies is an English-language forum for theoretical, methodological and critical debate on Italian film and media production, reception and consumption. It provides a platform for dialogue between academics, filmmakers, cinema and media professionals. This peer-reviewed journal invites submissions of scholarly articles relating to the artistic features, cultural themes, international influence and history of Italian film and media. Furthermore, the journal intends to revive a critical discussion on the auteurs, revisit the historiography of Italian cinema and celebrate the dynamic role played by new directors. The journal includes a book and film review section as well as notes on Italian film festivals abroad and international conference reports. The profound transformation undergone by the rapidly expanding media environment under the impact of digital technology, has lead scholars in the field of media studies to elaborate new theoretical paradigms and methodological approaches to account for the complexities of a changing landscape of convergence and hybridization. The boundaries between cinema and media as art forms and fields of inquiry are increasingly hybridized too. Taking into account this evolving scenario, the JICMS provides an international arena for critical engagement with a wider range of issues related to the current media environment. The journal welcomes in particular contributions that discuss any aspects of Italian media production, distribution and consumption within national and transnational, social, political, economic and historical contexts.