Underplayed Gems

O Mercado de Notícias (2014)

O Mercado de Notícias poster
Directed by
Jorge Furtado
Genre
documentary film
Country
Brazil
Runtime
1h 34m
Rating
8.5 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
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The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This documentary looks at how the news media has shaped public opinion from the 1600s to today. It draws a parallel between classic satire of early London journalism and modern media politics and money.

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What happens

O Mercado de Notícias é um documentário brasileiro lançado em 2014. Escrito por Jorge Furtado, a obra é inspirada na clássica peça do dramaturgo inglês Ben Jonson - The staple of news, encenada pela primeira vez no ano de 1626, em Londres. O filme traça um paralelo sobre mídia e a democracia, incluindo uma breve história da imprensa, desde o seu surgimento no século XVII, até hoje, destacando seu papel na construção da opinião pública, seus interesses políticos e econômicos. A peça é uma crítica bem humorada aos primórdios do jornalismo em Londres. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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