The look between good and evil in melodrama: a study of Ali fear eats the soul

Authors

  • Lisandro Magalhães Nogueira Universidade Federal de Goiás
  • Ícaro San Carlo Máximo Sampaio Universidade Federal de Goiás

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-3729.2013.2.14126

Keywords:

Melodrama, Good, Evil

Abstract

This article intends to investigate the possibilities of a melodrama that provoques reflections on its spectators. The connection between victim and oppressor and the dichotomy that exists in the elemental paradigm of the melodrama also will be purpoused. Lastly, it will be investigated the possibillity of criating melodrama that are not fundamented in the judeo-christian culture; on this last topic it will be made a study of the movie Angst essen seele auf, from Rainer Fassbinder.

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Author Biographies

Lisandro Magalhães Nogueira, Universidade Federal de Goiás

 

Professor do Programa de Pós-Graduação da Universidade Federal de Goiás – UFG.

Ícaro San Carlo Máximo Sampaio, Universidade Federal de Goiás

Mestre em Comunicação e Cultura pela Universidade Federal de Goiás – UFG.

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Published

2013-09-16

How to Cite

Nogueira, L. M., & Sampaio, Ícaro S. C. M. (2013). The look between good and evil in melodrama: a study of Ali fear eats the soul. Revista FAMECOS, 20(2), 337–353. https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-3729.2013.2.14126

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 2 (2013)

Section

Movie

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