Carmen Miranda’s cinema: A movie analysis of Copacabana (1947)

Authors

  • Rafael Jose Bona FURB - Universidade Regional de Blumenau UNIVALI - Universidade do Vale do Itajaí

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4013/ver.2015.29.71.05

Abstract

This is an analysis of the movie Copacabana (1947), musical comedy, black and white, a United Artists production, directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Groucho Marx and Carmen Miranda. The selection of scenes for the study established the following criteria: be a musical number and have the presence of Carmen Miranda (playing Carmen Navarro). Thus, the musicals Tico-Tico no Fubá, He Hasn’t Got a Thing to Sell and Let’s Do the Copacabana were analyzed. The results indicate the representation of Brazil in the character, few cuts in the scenes and the emphasis on other characters, besides Carmen, in the musicals.

Keywords: Carmen Miranda, movie analysis, Copacabana (1947).

Author Biography

Rafael Jose Bona, FURB - Universidade Regional de Blumenau UNIVALI - Universidade do Vale do Itajaí

Doutorando em Comunicação e Linguagens (PPGCOM/UTP). Docente do Departamento de Comunicação da FURB, e do Ceciesa-CTL da UNIVALI.

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Published

2015-06-19

Issue

Vol. 29 No. 71: Year XXIX - 2015/2

Section

Dossiê: Imagens

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