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A new policy for Brazilian Cinema
José Álvaro Moisés
Showing the world is always a moral act.
Wim Wenders
To awaken history is to gain awareness of our singularity.
Octavio Paz
The best way to draw a character is to use one’s imagination.
... the essence [of art] is imagination.
Paulo Autran
Brazilian Cinema has undergone a complete turn-around in
recent years. First of all, with the help of new sponsorship laws,
production rates have accelerated: 155 feature films were made
between 1995 and 2000, compared with less than a dozen during
the early years of the decade. Secondly, the quality of these films
has improved significantly, enriching film language, diversifying
styles and revealing a considerable amount of new talent: 55 new
filmmakers have surfaced between 1994 and 2000, a number
comparable to the Nouvelle Vague, in France, during the 1950s.
Many recent Brazilian films have received widespread recognition
for their cultural merit, both in Brazil and abroad. Three have
been nominated, in the last few years, for an Oscar for best foreign
film: O quatrilho (Fábio Barreto, 1995, nominated in 1996), O que é
isso, companheiro ? (Four Days in September, Bruno Barreto, 1997, nominated
in 1998) and Central do Brasil (Central Station, Walter Salles,