ReFocus: The Films of Joao Pedro Rodrigues and Joao Rui Guerra da Mata / / ed. by José Duarte.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE Arts 2022
• MitwirkendeR: Alberto Carrilho, Carlos,; Antonio Suárez, Juan,; Benavente, Fran,; Bértolo, José,; Cheval, Olivier,; Cucinotta, Caterina,; Duarte, José,; Fernando Cascais, António,; Filipović, Andrija,; Gomes Ferrão, Rita,; Gutiérrez Albilla, Julián Daniel,; Kim, Hyemin,; Rosário, Filipa,; Salvadó-Corretger, Glòria,
• HerausgeberIn: Duarte, José,
• Place / Publishing House: Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]; ©2022
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: ReFocus: The International Directors Series : RFIDS
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (232 p.) :; 14 B/W illustrations

An exploration of the films of João Pedro Rodrigues and João Rui Guerra da MataEngages with current discourses around World Cinema, Art Cinema and Queer StudiesOffers scholarly approaches from different perspectives and fields: from close readings to Cinema Studies, gender and identity studies, transnational approachesIncludes both textual and contextual analysis of the directors’ worksJoão Pedro Rodrigues and João Rui Guerra da Mata are one of the most cosmopolitan duos in contemporary world cinema. Their films tell us stories of love and human desire, receiving a highly favourable reception among critics and at international festivals. Despite their high profile, Rodrigues and da Mata’s work remains relatively understudied.ReFocus: The Films of João Pedro Rodrigues and João Rui Guerra da Mata, paves the way for the study of the directors’ work, critically analysing the various cinematic perspectives of their short and full-length feature films. In the first collection solely dedicated to their work, this book addresses the historical, political, stylistic, industry, and cultural dimensions of Rodrigues and da Mata’s films, providing critical recognition for their contribution to world cinema.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures -- Notes on Contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Nonconformities and Unconventional, Unreal Liberties—The Cinema of João Pedro Rodrigues and João Rui Guerra da Mata -- Part 1 Queer (Dis)Placements, Exquisite Bodies -- 1 Sculpting the Body, Sculpting History -- 2 The Injury: On Pathosformel in João Pedro Rodrigues’s Work -- 3 Love is Stronger than Death: João Pedro Rodrigues’s Two Drifters and the Ghost(s) of Manoel de Oliveira -- Part 2 Cinematic Landscapes and Territories -- 4 Phantoms, Drifters, and Desiring Saints: Landscapes, Soundscapes, and Becoming-queer in the Films of João Pedro Rodrigues and João Rui Guerra da Mata -- 5 Queer Metamorphoses and Displacements in the Cinema of João Pedro Rodrigues and João Rui Guerra da Mata -- 6 Neo-Baroque Landscapes: João Pedro Rodrigues’s Docu-fiction and Ecosophical Kinships in The Ornithologist -- 7 Failure, Erasure, and Oblivion in João Pedro Rodrigues and João Rui Guerra da Mata’s Asian Trilogy: Red Dawn, The Last Time I Saw Macao, and Iec Long -- 8 Space and Memory: The Window as Freeze-frame -- Part 3 Artistic Practices -- 9 New Frontiers in Art Direction: João Guerra da Mata’s Contribution to Portuguese Cinema as a Case Study -- 10 Other Landscapes: On the Expanded Cinema of João Pedro Rodrigues and João Rui Guerra da Mata -- Part 4 Interview -- 11 Interview with João Pedro Rodrigues and João Rui Guerra da Mata -- Notes -- References -- Index