Part 1. The history of Brazil
Research into the history of Brazil and find out as much as you can about:
- The Colonisation of Brazil by the Portuguese
- Brazillian customs and culture
- The City of Recife
Part 2. The Director Mendonca Filho
Find out as much as you can about the director that includes:
- his approach to film making
- his aims with the film Neighbouring Sounds
- his current successes with the film
Part 3. Brief Analysis of the Film
Answer the question: How is Neighbouring Sounds an Urban Story?
In your response you must:
- refer to the context of time and place, saying how the history of Brazilian culture and references to colonialsim can be seen in the film
- discuss the representation of the City and what this tells us about the director's point of view and his stylistic approach in getting this across
- use at least 3 examples from the film to support your point.
Homework format:
Organise your response into the 3 parts above.
You will submit your work in whichever format you choice BUT NOT IN ESSAY FORM - you don't need to write an essay for this task!
Some possible formats could be:
- prezi
- powerpoint slides
- a vlog (talking to camera)
- a sound cloud / voice recording
- a blog post
- a glogster
Your responses will be posted by me to this blog in the next lesson (Friday 25th October)
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