Cinema and city placement of Porto: from Manoel de Oliveira to Gabe Klinger

The adoption by local governments of neoliberal theories and strategic planning, which promotes the use of competitiveness scales and business marketing criteria in urban management, generated a series of changes in cities with the aim of reversing the closure of factories and shops and attracting...

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Main Author: Xosé Somoza Medina
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Language:English
Published: Asociación Española de Geografía 2022-12-01
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Online Access:https://bage.age-geografia.es/ojs/index.php/bage/article/view/3316
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description The adoption by local governments of neoliberal theories and strategic planning, which promotes the use of competitiveness scales and business marketing criteria in urban management, generated a series of changes in cities with the aim of reversing the closure of factories and shops and attracting new businesses, residents and tourists. In this context, the cinema became a media platform to project the image that wanted to promote of the city as a tourist destination and an innovative and creative scene, mainly through the action of the Film Commissions. This article analyses the relationship between cinema and the city of Porto, from the first film episodes to the co-financing by the local Film Commission of the film Porto, by Brazilian-born filmmaker Gabe Klinger. The study contrasts the way in which local director Manoel de Oliveira projected the city of Porto in his works, with the objective and qualitative analysis of Gabe Klinger’s film. Among the conclusions, we can mention how the cinema shows over time the functional changes of the modern city and that the projected image must have a clear relationship with the sense of place of the filmed city.
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Cinema and city placement of Porto: from Manoel de Oliveira to Gabe Klinger
Boletín de la Asociación de Geógrafos Españoles
urban marketing
Film Commission
commodification of cities
urban tourism
title Cinema and city placement of Porto: from Manoel de Oliveira to Gabe Klinger
title_full Cinema and city placement of Porto: from Manoel de Oliveira to Gabe Klinger
title_fullStr Cinema and city placement of Porto: from Manoel de Oliveira to Gabe Klinger
title_full_unstemmed Cinema and city placement of Porto: from Manoel de Oliveira to Gabe Klinger
title_short Cinema and city placement of Porto: from Manoel de Oliveira to Gabe Klinger
title_sort cinema and city placement of porto from manoel de oliveira to gabe klinger
topic urban marketing
Film Commission
commodification of cities
urban tourism
url https://bage.age-geografia.es/ojs/index.php/bage/article/view/3316
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