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Brazil
Paul McAuley
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Description for Brazil
Paperback. Widely believed to be Terry Gilliam's best film, Brazil's brilliantly imaginative vision of a retro-futuristic bureaucracy has had a lasting influence on genre cinema. Exploring its complex history and relationship with other dystopias, Paul McAuley explains why this satire on the unchecked power of the state is more relevant than ever. Series: BFI Film Classics. Num Pages: 96 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 191 x 137 x 7. Weight in Grams: 174.
Widely believed to be Terry Gilliam's best film, Brazil's brilliantly imaginative vision of a retro-futuristic bureaucracy has had a lasting influence on genre cinema. Exploring its complex history and relationship with other dystopias, Paul McAuley explains why this satire on the unchecked power of the state is more relevant than ever.
Widely believed to be Terry Gilliam's best film, Brazil's brilliantly imaginative vision of a retro-futuristic bureaucracy has had a lasting influence on genre cinema. Exploring its complex history and relationship with other dystopias, Paul McAuley explains why this satire on the unchecked power of the state is more relevant than ever.
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Series
BFI Film Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781844577941
SKU
V9781844577941
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About Paul McAuley
PAUL MCAULEY is the Arthur C. Clarke award-winning author of crime and science fiction novels, including Pasquale's Angel (1994), Fairyland (1995), Whole Wide World (2001), White Devils (2004), The Quiet War (2008) and Evening's Empires (2013).
Reviews for Brazil
An astute reading of the film and its significance in dystopian cinema.
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