True or False: self-mise-en-scène and self-fiction in Olmo e a Gaivota
self-fiction, self-mise-en-scène, first person documentary, virtualization, Olmo e a Gaivota
This research proposes an analysis of the enunciation of the documentary Olmo e a Gaivota (2014), codirected by the directors Petra Costa and Lea Glob, aiming mainly at its ethical position, both in the way of addressing to the spectator and in the relationship that the filmmakers establish with the characters. We will look at the history of the documentary, aiming at possible enunciation modes and its transformation from the classic documentary to the contemporary - considering, especially, the meanings that emerge from the 1960s with the rise of aesthetics and theoretical aspects that present ruptures in relation to the dominant linguistic and conceptual structures. Enunciation in cinema goes from the film production process to the moment of its destination. Thus, with regard to the production process of the work, considering the mise-en-scène as a structural element of the documentary narrative, the analysis mobilizes, mainly, the concepts of “self-mise-en-scène” and “risk of the real” by Comollii (2008), and “virtualization” in Rezende (2016). Segundo (2016)'s notion of self-fiction character serves us in the analysis of the direction/character relationship. And, with regard to the style, ethics and destination of the film, we will observe the way in which it is positioned in a modest way, raising questions related to the first person documentary.