ADA MCGRATH: THE SUBVERSIVE CONSTRUCTION OF A PROTAGONIST IN THE PIANO, JANE CAMPION

Authors

  • Lívia Salvatti Zanuni Universidade Estadual do Paraná

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33871/21750769.2022.15.1.6801

Keywords:

Jane Campion, Ada McGrath, Feminine View, Subversion

Abstract

Considering the trajectory of Jane Campion, one of the seven women who were nominated for the Oscar for Best Direction and the first woman to receive the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival in the same category, this research takes as its object of analysis the work The Piano (1993), scripted and directed by the aforementioned filmmaker. The focus of the article will be how Campion builds its main protagonist, Ada Mcgrath, in other words, how the creation of a female character from the eyes of a screenwriter and director constitutes Ada's subversion. The analysis will be carried out from three main aspects that signal the resistance and insubmission of this character: Ada's relationship with the environment, Ada's relationship with the other characters and Ada's relationship with herself. For this, the concept of female gaze presented by Joey Soloway in the master class at the Toronto International Film Festival is used.

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Author Biography

Lívia Salvatti Zanuni, Universidade Estadual do Paraná

Lí­via Zanuni é bacharel em Cinema e Audiovisual pela Universidade Estadual do Paraná - FAP. Possui interesse nas áreas de fotografia e edição. Co-dirigiu e fez direção de fotografia no curta-metragem documental "Além de Tudo, Ela" exibido no 9º Olhar de Cinema - Festival Internacional de Curitiba. E também no curta "Você Já Tentou Olhar nos Meus Olhos?" , que foi selecionado para a 24ª Mostra de Cinema de Tiradentes, recebeu uma Menção Honrosa no Festival Internacional de Curtas Pangeia e o Troféu Borboleta de Ouro Nacional, juntamente, com o Prêmio Aquisição Cardume na 32° edição do Festival Internacional de Curtas Metragem de São Paulo - Kinoforum. Atualmente, trabalha como assessora na Secretaria de Relações Públicas da Prefeitura Municipal de Capivari.

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Published

2022-12-15

How to Cite

Zanuni, L. S. (2022). ADA MCGRATH: THE SUBVERSIVE CONSTRUCTION OF A PROTAGONIST IN THE PIANO, JANE CAMPION . O Mosaico, 15(1), 256–281. https://doi.org/10.33871/21750769.2022.15.1.6801

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 1 (2022): Revista O Mosaico nº 23

Section

SEÇÃO – ARTIGOS OUTROS TEMAS

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