137 pages · Released Jul 25, 2019 · Bloomsbury Publishing
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Brazil parent’s guide: what’s inside
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LGBTQ+ themes
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A note for parents
This is a critical study of Terry Gilliam's *Brazil* film, not the film itself—it's aimed at film scholars and serious cinephiles. The book analyzes the movie's themes of dystopian bureaucracy, totalitarianism, and resistance to state power. While the analysis discusses the film's mature content (violence, surveillance, dark humor), the book itself is academic and text-heavy, making it most suitable for older teens and adults interested in film history and criticism.
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 r...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.
