A Negacao Do Brasil (Denying Brazil)

2000, NR, 92 min. Directed by Joel Zito Araújo.

REVIEWED By Marjorie Baumgarten, Tue., March 19, 2002

This documentary film (in Portuguese with English subtitles) provides a study of the taboos, stereotypes, and struggles of black actors in the Brazilian television "soaps" will be introduced by the director, who is a visiting professor in the Dept. of Radio-TV-Film. For more on Brazil Week see www.utexas.edu/cola/llilas.

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