The History Of Brazil's Cinema

The big advance happened in 1960. The "New Cinema", many films won focus. We can say the initial step in this era of prosperity cinematografica was the film "O pagador de promessas". Was the first national film with won the Palma De Ouro of Festival Cinema de Cannes.

With the slogan "a camera in hand and an idea in head", others directors boost the New Cinema. The firts film in this time start a retract the real life, showing the poverty, the socials problems, within a critical perspective, disseting and cultural. In this context, appeared films like "Deus e o diabo na Terra do Sol" and "Terra em transe".

In 1970 and 1980, the national cinema goes into crises. The criticism and the bigs national problems leave the scene to make room for easy consumption movies, with simple themes and sexual, often in bad taste. In the time of "pornochanchada". The quality it set aside, and the filmmakers without represaentation in the national scene, starts a produce in large scale.

Even in this period, some filmmakers resist the wave and attempt to produce inteligents film like: "Aleluia Gretchen", "Vai trabalhar vagabundo" e "Dona Flor e seus dois maridos".

In 1990, the film becomes a proftable product and the industry cinematografica wins momentum in search of high profits.