The archive, gender roles and the deconstruction of Salazarism in Alberto Seixas Santos' Brandos Costumes

Adriana Alves de Paula Martins

doi:10.14195/978-989-26-1308-6_21

The archive, gender roles and the deconstruction of Salazarism in Alberto Seixas Santos' Brandos Costumes

Adriana Alves de Paula Martins

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Among the films that appeared in the aftermath of the April 1974 Revolution, Alberto Seixas Santos’s Brandos Costumes is a singular case. By assuming an essayistic character through which the daily life of Portuguese people is analyzed from a domestic perspective, Brandos Costumes is one of the first films to openly discuss gender and social roles during Salazarism. This essay examines how the use of archival footage contributes, on the one hand, to the discussion of gender roles, and, on the other, to the experimental essayistic nature of Brandos Costumes. I base my argument on the premise that archival images are used to defy the authority of the truth conveyed by Salazar’s regime.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The edge of one of many circles
Subtitle of host publication	homenagem a Irene Ramalho Santos
Editors	Isabel Caldeira, Graça Capinha, Jacinta Matos
Place of Publication	Coimbra
Publisher	Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra
Pages	411-423
Number of pages	13
ISBN (Print)	9789892613086
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.14195/978-989-26-1308-6_21
Publication status	Published - Apr 2017

Keywords

Portuguese Film
Archive
Gender roles
Non‑inscription
Brandos Costumes

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The archive, gender roles and the deconstruction of Salazarism in Alberto Seixas Santos' Brandos Costumes. / Martins, Adriana Alves de Paula.
The edge of one of many circles: homenagem a Irene Ramalho Santos. ed. / Isabel Caldeira; Graça Capinha; Jacinta Matos. Coimbra: Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra, 2017. p. 411-423.

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