The Brazilian television industry is one of the most productive and commercially successful in the world. At the forefront of this industry is TV Globo and its production of standardized telenovelas, which millions of Brazilians and viewers from over 130 countries watch nightly. Eli Lee Carter examines the field of television production by focusing on the work of one of Brazil's greatest living directors, Luiz Fernando Carvalho. Through an emphasis on Carvalho's thirty-plus year career working for TV Globo, his unique mode of production, and his development of a singular aesthetic as a reaction to the dominant telenovela genre, Carter sheds new light on Brazilian television's history, its current state, and where it is going-as new legislation and technology push it increasingly toward a post-network era.

About the Author
Eli Lee Carter is assistant professor of Portugese at the University of Virginia.

Reviews
A groundbreaking discussion about the work Luiz Fernando Carvalho, one of the most imaginative artists in the Brazilian audiovisual field. Carter's book considers all of Carvalho's successful and polemical career, analyzing the innovations he brought to the small and the big screen and revealing the intricate interconnections between television, film, literature, theater, and politics in contemporary Brazil."" - Helio Guimaraes, University of Sao Paulo

""Carter's book offers a richly textured account of the professional practices that govern commercial Brazilian television, and the major role Carvalho has played in shaping the aesthetic conventions of prime-time serialized dramas and series. A must-read for scholars and nonscholars alike."" - Cacilda Rego, Utah State University



Book Information
ISBN 9780822964988
Author Eli Carter
Format Paperback
Page Count 288
Imprint University of Pittsburgh Press
Publisher University of Pittsburgh Press