As mulheres choradeiras: literatura e cinema

Abstract

This work aims to understand and study the Amazon culture and also to produce qualified knowledge on Literature and Cinema in the Amazon, as well as its relation to artistic strategies attempting to interpret them. To achieve this objective I use the tale „The keeners', by Fabio Castro, and the homonym short film, by Jorane from Castro, allowing a focused study on a specific material of analysis focused on the customs, beliefs, myth, hybridization and intercultural translations which emerge from this work. The purpose of this research is to study the tale and the short film, emphasizing the difference in distinct used languages and show the “universal reading” that is possible to withdraw from each of these artistic expressions. This research intends to present a “universal reading” from a paraense tale themed on the Amazon reality and emphasize the study of myths and oral traditions which involve the creation and spreading of Fabio Castro‟s tale. The myths and oral traditions allow a (re)construction and development of knowledge that underlie the activity of reading (such as artistic, cultural, social, philosophical and historical knowledge) as well as enrich and (re)assert the Latin American identity. Therefore, this research aims to relate the story of the tale to other readings, such as their approach and similarity to myths, oral traditions and other literature in general. It is understood, therefore, that all these elements constitute a rich literature of great importance to the world, not just to the region where it was produced.