History, sex and laughs

who’s afraid of Xica da Silva?

Authors

  • Carlos Eduardo P. de Pinto Universidade Federal Fluminense - UFF

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36661/2238-9717.2013n21.8132

Keywords:

Historical movies, Civil-military dictatorship, Cacá Diegues

Abstract

Through the analysis of Cacá Diegues’ Xica da Silva (1976), the article addresses the relations between cinema and history. A peculiar historical movie, because of its relations with comedy – specially with two popular styles from the Brazilian cinematography, chanchada and pornochanchada -, Xica da Silva allows a reflection on the ways historical meanings can be transformed by the cinematographic language, identifying humor as a strategy to elicit political awareness.

Keywords: Cinema Novo; historical movies; civil-military dictatorship; Cacá Diegues.

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Author Biography

  • Carlos Eduardo P. de Pinto, Universidade Federal Fluminense - UFF

    Doutor em História pela Universidade Federal Fluminense/UFF.

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Published

30-11-2013

Issue

No. 21 (2013): Dossiê História e Linguagens Midiáticas

Section

Dossiês

How to Cite

PINTO, Carlos Eduardo P. de. History, sex and laughs: who’s afraid of Xica da Silva?. Fronteiras: Revista Catarinense de História, Brasil, n. 21, p. 81–102, 2013. DOI: 10.36661/2238-9717.2013n21.8132. Disponível em: https://periodicos.uffs.edu.br/index.php/FRCH/article/view/8132. Acesso em: 9 mar. 2025.