The aesthetic form and the pedagogical dimension of the film “The age of the earth”, by filmmaker Glauber Rocha

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https://doi.org/10.7213/1981-416X.24.081.AO03

Abstract

The purpose in this article is to make an interpretative reading of aesthetic form and the pedagogical dimension of the film “The Age of the Earth”, by Brazilian filmmaker Glauber Rocha. To achieve this objective, a bibliographical research was carried out based on the works by Glauber Rocha (2004) and Walter Benjamin (1955, 1984, 1986, 1989), which were the main theoretical references, from which we abstracted mainly the concepts related to the aesthetics field and movie theater. The problem, how to read the film “The Age of the Earth” guided the research in the light of Benjaminian concepts, which in its methodology included performing analysis of clipped images to understand its artistic production and its educational content. After analyses, we conclude that it is possible to identify the Benjaminian aesthetic concepts/values presence, ​​such as allegory, shock, second technique and dialectical image in the work and, therefore, the characterization of its aesthetic form enhances its pedagogical dimension mainly in the direction of the critical understanding of the Brazilian people history, about political and ideological processes generated by the imperialists and national elites that commanded the national State and, as Benjamin thought, without reconciling the oppressed people with their history.

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Carlos Betlinski, Universidade Federal de Lavras - UFLA

Professor de Filosofia da Educação do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação da Universidade Federal de Lavras - UFLA

Published

2024-06-06

How to Cite

Resende, L. C. de O., & Betlinski, C. (2024). The aesthetic form and the pedagogical dimension of the film “The age of the earth”, by filmmaker Glauber Rocha. Revista Diálogo Educacional, 24(81). https://doi.org/10.7213/1981-416X.24.081.AO03