A Menina E O Cavalo 1983 _top_ -

Diferente dos filmes infantis saturados de hoje, este filme tem uma fotografia mais sóbria e uma cadência lenta. Ele permite que o espectador sinta o silêncio e a natureza, algo raro no cinema atual.

The Silent Bond: An Analysis of "A Menina e o Cavalo" (1983) A Menina E O Cavalo 1983

To understand the phenomenon of A Menina E O Cavalo , one must look at Brazil in 1983. The country was still under a military dictatorship, though the Abertura (political opening) was slowly loosening censorship. Cinema Brasileiro was experiencing a renaissance of family-oriented films, moving away from the sexually explicit pornochanchadas of the previous decade. Diferente dos filmes infantis saturados de hoje, este

The central relationship of is a metaphor for the wild, untamable part of ourselves that we must eventually learn to either let go or protect from the world. The film masterfully avoids the saccharine tropes of typical animal-centric films. There is no slapstick, no talking animals, and no villain twirling a mustache. The antagonist is time itself, and the encroaching reality of growing up. The country was still under a military dictatorship,