O processo de montagem cinematográfica no documentário Cartas da mãe

Abstract

The present work has for objective to study the process of cinematographic assembly of the documentary Cartas da Mãe (2003) of Fernando Kinas and Marina Willer, with sights to understand the function of the assembly in its discursive structure. For in such, articulates the technical concepts of the Cinematographic Theory of the Assembly with the Theory discursive Semiotics, of european inspiration, analyzing the documentary in the expression plans and content, as well as its meaning effects produced. The choice of this film is justified, therefore the production abdicates of the voice of to know of moviemaker, that it characterizes the classic documentary of Grierson, by narration in off of letters written by the proper Henfil its mother, Owner Maria, during the period of military dictatorship in Brazil. Moreover, Cartas da Mãe is differentiated for to present a process of parallel assembly, that abandons the classic model “beginning, way and end”, and intercalate structures narratives broaching peculiarities of the life and workmanship of the cartoonist Henfil, with others focusing problems caused by military repression and for practiced acts of corruption during the dictatorial governments. The narration of the letters is accompanied of images of the current daily, demonstrating that although the extinguishing of the military government, the brazilian social problems of the decades of 70 and 80 still prevail in the news. Initially, the work presents the historical evolution of the international and brazilian documentary based on the workmanships of Silvio Da-Rin and Amir Labaki. Soon after, concepts on documentary film and cinematographic assembly are exposed, from the theoreticians Fernão Pessoa Ramos, Marcel Martin, Ken Dancyger and Sergei Eisenstein. Finally, based on the theoretical concepts of these authors, the work presents a minute analysis of the assembly narrative and the respective meaning effects provided by choice of the filmic plans of Cartas da Mãe.