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Alvorada - Brazil's Changing Face[1] (German: Alvorada – Aufbruch in Brasilien, lit. 'Alvorada – departure in Brazil') is a 1962 West German documentary film directed by Hugo Niebeling. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature[2] and was entered in the 1963 Cannes Film Festival.[3]
Alvorada | |
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Directed by | Hugo Niebeling |
Written by | Hugo Niebeling |
Produced by | Hugo Niebeling |
Cinematography | Antonio Estêvão Anders Lembcke Herbert Müller |
Edited by | Hugo Niebeling Gertrud Petermann |
Music by | Oskar Sala Various Composers |
Production companies | Jean Manzon Films Mannesmann |
Release date |
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Running time | 77 minutes |
Country | West Germany |
Language | German |
The film offers an overview of Brazil, from the history of the country to the most recent developments at the time of its making - including industrialization and the new capital Brasília. It starts with an overview of the country itself and its history, and then proceeds to the social structure and social changes brought by industrialization and other developments in recent years.[4]
The film follows neither the camera and editing conventions of documentary films of the early 1960s nor their narrative style. Instead, it uses experimental camera and editing techniques, often set to different kinds of music and electronic sounds by Oskar Sala. The voice-over-narration (provided by Hugo Niebeling himself) only occasionally tells the viewer details about what they are seeing, often letting impressions speak for themselves. According to Hugo Niebeling, due to its tight connection of music and visual style, Alvorada is also his first "music film".[4]
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