UCLA DEPARTMENT OF SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE
FALL 2025
PORT 141C
M W 10:00-11:50
DODD HALL 154
UNFORESEEN CONNECTIONS
BRAZILIAN FILM AND THE WORLD
PROFESSOR PATRÍCIA LINO
[[email protected]]
ZOOM ID 965 449 2228
FALL 2025
PORT 141C
M W 10:00-11:50
DODD HALL 154
UNFORESEEN CONNECTIONS
BRAZILIAN FILM AND THE WORLD
PROFESSOR PATRÍCIA LINO
[[email protected]]
ZOOM ID 965 449 2228
NOTE ON THE REVIEWS TO BE TURNED IN
ALL REVIEWS MUST BE SENT TO [email protected] UP TO 2 HOURS BEFORE THE FOLLOWING CLASS.
FILMS ON KANOPY
FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS HERE.
SEPTEMBER 29 // MONDAY
1. INTRODUCTIONS
2. SYLLABUS
3. EVALUATIONS
HOMEWORK
WATCH THE GANG'S ALL HERE (1943) BY BUSBY BERKELEY.
THE GANG'S ALL HERE. 1943.
OCTOBER 1 // WEDNESDAY
1. CARMEN MIRANDA
2. THE GANG'S ALL HERE: CLASS DISCUSSION
3. FILM EXERCISE: CULTURAL STEREOTYPES
HOMEWORK
WATCH BICYCLE THIEVES (1949) BY VITTORIO DI SICA & COURO DE GATO (1962) BY JOAQUIM PEDRO DE ANDRADE.
BIBYCLE THIEVES. 1949.
OCTOBER 6 // MONDAY
1. ITALIAN NEOREALISM
2. CINEMA NOVO
3. BICYCLE THIEVES & COURO DE GATO: CLASS DISCUSSION
3. CLASS EXERCISE: ABOVE ALL, POLITICS
HOMEWORK
a) WATCH ORPHEUS (1950) BY JEAN COCTEAU.
b) REVIEW ORPHEUS (1950) BY JEAN COCTEAU.
ORPHEUS. 1950.
OCTOBER 8 // WEDNESDAY
1. CLAIMING A PLACE FOR BRAZIL IN THE WORLD
2. BLACK ORPHEUS (1959) BY MARCEL CAMUS
HOMEWORK
a) FINISH WATCHING BLACK ORPHEUS.
b) RESEARCH ON THE FOLLOWING GREEK MYTHS
➤ OEDIPUS
➤ HADES & PERSEPHONE
➤ SISYPHUS
➤ ULYSSES & PENELOPE
BLACK ORPHEUS. 1959.
OCTOBER 13 // MONDAY
CLASS EXERCISE: FILMING MYTHOLOGY
OCTOBER 15 // WEDNESDAY
CLASS EXERCISE: FILMING MYTHOLOGY
HOMEWORK
WATCH PIXOTE (1981) BY HECTOR BABENCO & OUR LADY OF THE ASSASSINS (2001) BY BARBET SCHROEDER.
CLASS EXERCISE: FILMING MYTHOLOGY
HOMEWORK
WATCH PIXOTE (1981) BY HECTOR BABENCO & OUR LADY OF THE ASSASSINS (2001) BY BARBET SCHROEDER.
OCTOBER 20 // MONDAY
1. HARD REALITY
2. PIXOTE & OUR LADY OF ASSASSINS: CLASS DISCUSSION
3. CLASS EXERCISE: RECREATION OF A SCENE
4. GROUP SHORT FILM: GUIDELINES
HOMEWORK
WATCH CITY OF GOD (2002) BY FERNANDO MEIRELLES AND CARANDIRU (2003) BY HECTOR BABENCO.
CITY OF GOD. 2002.
OCTOBER 22 // WEDNESDAY
1. 2000s: SOPHISTICATED HARD REALITY
2. CITY OF GOD AND CARANDIRU
HOMEWORK
REVIEW CITY OF GOD OR CARANDIRU. OR DO A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS.
HECTOR BABENDO. CARANDIRU. 2003.
OCTOBER 27 // MONDAY
1. 2000s: SOPHISTICATED HARD REALITY
2. CITY OF GOD & CARANDIRU: CLASS DISCUSSION
3. GETTING READY: GROUP SHORT FILM
HOMEWORK
a) WATCH BACURAU (2019) BY KLEBER MENDONÇA FILHO AND PARASITE (2019) BY BONG JOON HO.
b) REVIEW BACURAU, PARASITE, OR WRITE A COMPARATIVE REVIEW.
KLEBER MENDONÇA FILHO. BACURAU. 2019.
OCTOBER 29 // WEDNESDAY
1. CLASS REVENGE
2. BACURAU
3. PARASITE (2019) BY BONG JOON HO
NO HOMEWORK
FOCUS ON YOUR GROUP SHORT FILM
BONG JOON HO. PARASITE. 2019.
NOVEMBER 3 // MONDAY
1. BACURAU & PARASITE: CLASS DISCUSSION
2. GETTING READY: GROUP SHORT FILM
NO HOMEWORK
FOCUS ON YOUR GROUP SHORT FILM
NOVEMBER 5 // WEDNESDAY
GROUP SHORT FILM PRESENTATION
GROUP SHORT FILM PRESENTATION
NOVEMBER 10 // MONDAY
GROUP SHORT FILM PRESENTATION
HOMEWORK
a) WATCH I'M STILL HERE (2024) BY WALTER SALLES.
b) REVIEW I'M STILL HERE.
GROUP SHORT FILM PRESENTATION
HOMEWORK
a) WATCH I'M STILL HERE (2024) BY WALTER SALLES.
b) REVIEW I'M STILL HERE.
WALTER SALLES. I'M STILL HERE. 2024.
NOVEMBER 12 // WEDNESDAY
CENTRAL STATION (1998) BY WALTER SALLES
WALTER SALLES. CENTRAL STATION. 1998.
NOVEMBER 17 // MONDAY
1. INTERNATIONAL FAME
2. CENTRAL STATION & I'M STILL HERE: CLASS DISCUSSION
HOMEWORK
a) PREPARE THE TABLE OF CONTENTS OF YOUR FUTURE FINAL PAPER.
b) BRING IT TO OUR NEXT CLASS.
NOVEMBER 19 // WEDNESDAY
FINAL PAPER WORKSHOP
FINAL PAPER WORKSHOP
NOVEMBER 24 // MONDAY
THANKSGIVING
THANKSGIVING
NOVEMBER 26 // WEDNESDAY
THANKSGIVING
THANKSGIVING
DECEMBER 1 // MONDAY
FINAL PAPER WORKSHOP
FINAL PAPER WORKSHOP
DECEMBER 3 // WEDNESDAY
FINAL PAPER WORKSHOP + POT LUCK
FINAL PAPER WORKSHOP + POT LUCK
Course materials
All course materials are available online.
Grading and Assignments
40% Response papers and activities
60% Final paper
100% Total
Grading Scale
A (93-100); A- (90-92); B+ (88-89); B (83-87); B- (80-82); C+ (78-80); C (73-77); C- (70- 72); D+ (68-
70); D (63-67); F (63 and below)
Response papers, Presentation, and Final paper
All response papers, presentations, and final paper can be written and presented in English, Portuguese, or Spanish.
Final Paper
At the end of the quarter, students will be required to write a broader, more cumulative essay that draws on and compares poetic productions we have studied throughout the quarter. The final paper should be 8-10 pages long, Times New Roman, 12’ font, 1-inch margins, double-spaced. Please email it to Professor Lino in Word format by December 15.
Attendance and participation
The course will be conducted as a student-centered seminar, in which students are expected to attend class sessions prepared to contribute to discussions. This means students are expected to complete weekly reading assignments on time. In-class participation, although somewhat subjective, is based upon your response to questions, your willingness to fully engage yourself in the task at hand, and your shown interest towards the subject matter. Above all, the key to be able to participate successfully is preparation. Students are expected to come to class with ideas and questions about the readings and films. Class participation will count significantly towards the final grade. Since we meet only twice a week, after 2 unexcused absences, the participation grade will be deduced (1 point) each time the student misses class. Moreover, students are accountable for all work missed because of an absence.
Oral presentations
Individual oral presentations (15-20 minutes) will be brief and creative reinterpretations of primary and/or secondary sources, and will be scheduled in advance.