Imitações da Vida. Cinema Clássico Americano

Synopsis of Imitações da Vida. Cinema Clássico Americano

«Imitações da Vida. Cinema Clássico Americano» is a volume of essays in paperback, edited by José Bértolo, Fernando Guerreiro and Clara Rowland.

Essays of varied registers and themes in homage to Mário Jorge Torres, professor and film critic. The title refers to the film Imitation of Life (1959), by Douglas Sirk, considered a paradigm of classic American melodrama, and suggests that we imitate the big screen: the boundaries between art and life are tenuous.

Published by BookBuilders in 2021, with 600 pages and text in Portuguese.

Aimed at cinephiles and viewers of classic American cinema, and also at readers interested in film criticism.