Representações cinematográficas: gênero em cena no ciclo do Recife (1923-1931)

Abstract

The present study aims to understand the gender relations and the representation of women in the cinematography productions of Cycle of Recife during the first years of 1920’s. As a source of research and analysis, we have the movies Retribuição (1925) and Aitaré da Praia (1925), and the Diário de Pernambuco and Cinearte, when investigating how the woman was recognized by society in this period and understand how the female was represented during the cycle of silent cinema. Realizing the productions display ways and periodicals used, we notice how these vehicles disseminate conservative aspects of gender relations when displaying to institutions applicants such as marriage and guardianship male although it was considered a period of change.