REPRESENTAÇÕES DE ARTISTAS PLÃSTICOS NO CINEMA: UMA BIOGRAFIA CINEMATOGRÃFICA?

Abstract

Cinema can be fictional or based on 'real events'. And when it is based on real events, what is its commitment to the truth? Many of the principles of narrative audiovisual production were articulated from literature or biographies. But is the approach of a biographical text the specific truth of the matter? How is this transposition to the cinema? Is there room for poetic license? Does this mean no historical or biographical research? This research aims to analyze the film productions that deal with the lives of three artists: Frida (2002), The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965) and Aleijadinho: Passion, glory and punishment (2001). The three films explore the works of the artists, their physical suffering and perseverance. We realize that in a movie based on actual events, like the ones being examined, there is an intention to immerse the audience on controversial issues such as racial and sexual prejudice.

 

Index Terms - biography, cinema, fine arts, representation.