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João Pedro Rodrigues and João Rui Guerra da Mata are one of the most cosmopolitan duos in contemporary world cinema. Their films tell us stories of love and human desire, receiving a highly favourable reception among critics and at international festivals. Despite their high profile, Rodrigues and da Mata's work remains relatively understudied. ReFocus: The Films of João Pedro Rodrigues and João Rui Guerra da Mata, paves the way for the study of the directors' work, critically analysing the various cinematic perspectives of their short and full-length feature films. In the first collection solely dedicated to their work, this book addresses the historical, political, stylistic, industry, and cultural dimensions of Rodrigues and da Mata's films, providing critical recognition for their contribution to world cinema.
Contents
List of FiguresList of ContributorsAcknowledgements
Introduction. Nonconformities and Unconventional, Unreal Liberties: The Cinema of João Pedro Rodrigues and João Rui Guerra da Mata - José Duarte and Filipa Rosário
Section 1. Queer (Dis)Placements, Exquisite Bodies
1: Sculpting the Body, Sculpting History - Glòria Salvadó-Corretger and Fran Benavente
2: The Injury: On Pathosformel in João Pedro Rodrigues's Work - Olivier Cheval
3: Love is Stronger than Death: João Pedro Rodrigues's Two Drifters and the Ghost(s) of Manoel de Oliveira - José Bértolo
Section 2. Cinematic Landscapes and Territories
4: Phantoms, Drifters, and Desiring Saints: Landscapes and Soundscapes of Becoming-Queer in the Films of João Pedro Rodrigues and João Rui Guerra da Mata - Andrija Filipović
5: Queer Metamorphoses and Displacements in the Cinema of João Pedro Rodrigues and João Rui Guerra da Mata - António Fernando Cascais
6: Neo-Baroque Landscape: João Pedro Rodrigues's Docu-Fiction and Ecosophical Kinships in The Ornithologist - Hyemin Kim
7: Failure, Erasure, and Oblivion in João Pedro Rodrigues and João Rui Guerra da Mata's Asian Trilogy: Red Dawn, The Last Time I Saw Macao, and Iec Long - Juan Antonio Suárez
8: Space and Memory: The Window as Freeze-Frame - Carlos Alberto Carrilho and Rita Ferrão
Section 3. Artistic Practices
9: New Frontiers in Art Direction: João Guerra da Mata's Contribution to Portuguese Cinema as a Case Study - Caterina Cucinotta
10: Other Landscapes: On the Expanded Cinema of João Pedro Rodrigues and João Rui Guerra da Mata - Filipa Rosário
Section 4. Interview with João Pedro Rodrigues and João Rui Guerra da Mata
11: Interview with João Pedro Rodrigues and João Rui Guerra da Mata Julián Daniel Gutiérrez Albilla
