Analisar a Materialidade no Cinema Português: Estéticas e práticas

Introductory text to the special section guest-edited by Caterina Cucinotta and Federico Pierotti. The authors place their contribution within the framework of the materialist turn that has been taking place, in various disciplines, in the last twenty years. They propose an approach to Portuguese cinema that pays particular attention to the concepts of materiality, film aesthetics and filmmaking practices. The five essays are presented considering the three types of materiality identified by media archaeologist Jussi Parikka: the materiality of cultural practice; the materiality of materials; and the materiality of technologies. The result is a fertil program that will ensure a future to materiality studies in Portuguese cinema.