Figurações em crise: juventudes de classe média no cinema brasileiro contemporâneo

Abstract

The middle class has figured quite often in the Brazilian cinema in the period known as pósretomada. Amidst this context, we notice the presence of some films that deal with the youth of this social group. Combining the concept of culture, anchored in the tradition of RaymondWilliams, with a discussion on the concept of class, this research investigates the cultural aspects of the middle class youth in a set of three movies. From the analysis of Cão sem dono (Beto Brant, 2007), Forbidden to forbid (Proibido proibir, Jorge Durán, 2007) and If nothingelse works out (Se nada mais der certo, José Eduardo Belmonte, 2008), we observe how the films develop, through its expressive material, the way the young Brazilians relate to their imaginary, their desires, their society and their time. In other words, we seek to grasp the clash between the youth projects and the field of possibilities that pervade them in the contemporary