Intermediality in O Ídolo (2021), by Pedro Varela, inspired by a cinematic script by Fernando Pessoa
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https://doi.org/10.5007/1807-9288.2024.e101959Keywords:
Fernando Pessoa, Intermediality, Cinema, AdvertisingAbstract
This article analyzes the short film O Ídolo (2021), directed by Pedro Varela and based on a cinematic script by Fernando Pessoa from the 1920s, through the lens of intermediality studies as proposed by Rajewsky (2012) and Clüver (1997; 2011). Although the film may initially be considered a traditional example of media transposition, the analysis is complicated by the inter- and intratextual nature inherent to Pessoa's work. Furthermore, the fact that O Ídolo is a commercial project, produced to promote a Samsung smartphone model and predominantly distributed in digital environments, enhances the intermedial character of the production. The article presents three possible layers of analysis, considering Pessoa's contradictory relationship with cinema, the editorial tradition that revealed the author's film scripts - all of which were unpublished during his lifetime - and the commercial exploitation of Pessoa's image. The conclusion is that the multifaceted nature of Pessoa's work, combined with its posthumous use in advertising campaigns, offers a vast field for reinterpretations and transpositions, amplified by the intermediality inherent in digital media.
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