O sertão no cinema: representações sertanejas em O País de São Saruê (1971)

Abstract

The work analyzes the sertaneja representation developed from the documentary O País de São Saruê (1971) and its implications, seeking to explore the influences of the cinematographic and political context of its creation, the process of censorship by the military dictatorship of the 60s. Highlighting the cultural scene of the period, explaining the characteristics of a brazilian cinema that started to gain strength, with the movement known as Cinema Novo. The sertões of Vladimir Carvalho becomes the main point of analysis, understanding how the process of creating the documentary was being formulated, as well as the elements used by the paraibano director and his production to build this perspective created from his understanding of the sertão.