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Race and history in Brazil : Aleijadinho, passion, glory and torment = Aleijadinho paixão, glória e suplício /

Aleijadinho: passion, glory and torment - A historian wants to find Aleijadinho's daughter-in-law, who is still alive. In flashback, the life of this extraordinary Brazilian artist is told, from his birth until his death, in 1814. Denying Brazil - Documentary about Brazilian black actors, and t...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Gonçalves, Mauricio (Actor), Ceiça, Maria (Actor), Souza, Ruth de (Actor)
Format: Video DVD
Language:Portuguese
Language Notes:Portuguese dialogue; with English subtitles.
Published: New York, NY : ArtMattan Productions, [2002]
Subjects:
Lisboa, Antônio Francisco, > 1730?-1814 > Drama.
Sculptors > Brazil > Biography > Drama.
Artists > Brazil > Biography > Drama.
Television soap operas > Brazil > History and criticism.
Blacks on television.
Blacks > Race identity > Brazil.
Biographical films.
Historical films.
Documentary films.
Foreign films.
Motion pictures, Brazilian.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Nonfiction films.
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Summary:Aleijadinho: passion, glory and torment - A historian wants to find Aleijadinho's daughter-in-law, who is still alive. In flashback, the life of this extraordinary Brazilian artist is told, from his birth until his death, in 1814. Denying Brazil - Documentary about Brazilian black actors, and their role in the history of the soap-opera, the most popular genre in Brazilian TV. Both films deal with the history of race relations in Brazil.
Item Description:Aleijadinho originally released as a motion picture in Brazil, 2001 ; Denying Brazil originally released as a motion picture in Brazil, 2000.
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (192 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD.
Audience:Not rated.