O cineclube universitário de Campinas (1965-1973)

Abstract

This study's main objective is to map and analyze the activities of the Cineclube Universitário de Campinas [Campinas College Cine-Club], during the years of its existence, from 1965 to 1973. For this, the research approaches the trajectory of cine-clubs in Brazil since the Chaplin-Club until the emergence of the Cineclube Universitário de Campinas; reports and analyzes the exhibitions, debates and courses promoted by the cine-club; exposes and examines texts of the newspaper Cine Clube, published by the Cineclube Universitário de Campinas; describes how were produced its three short films, Um pedreiro, O artista and Dez jingles para Oswald de Andrade, analyzing them in relation to the influences received by contemporary cultural movements. The dissertation uses bibliography on cinema, especially those related to cine-clubs in Brazil, documents and copies of newspapers and movies of the Cineclube Universitário de Campinas, and testimonies of its members. As a result, we conclude that the Cineclube Universitário de Campinaswas an important contribution to Campinas cultural field during the 1960s.