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Política E Identidade Norte-Americana No Filme O Álamo, De John Wayne BRENO GIROTTO CAMPOS A Vitória dos Vencidos: Política e identidade norte-americana no filme O Álamo, de John Wayne. ASSIS 2019 BRENO GIROTTO CAMPOS A Vitória dos Vencidos: Política e identidade norte-americana no filme O Álamo, de John Wayne. Dissertação apresentada à Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Faculdade de Ciências e Letras, Assis, para a obtenção do título de Mestre em História (Área de Conhecimento: História e Sociedade) Orientador: Prof. Dr. Carlos Alberto Sampaio Barbosa Bolsista: Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior – Brasil (Capes) – Código de Financiamento 001 ASSIS 2019 Dados Internacionais de Catalogação na Publicação (CIP) Biblioteca da F.C.L. – Assis – Unesp C198v Campos, Breno Girotto A Vitória dos Vencidos : Política e identidade norte- americana no filme O Álamo, de John Wayne / Breno Girotto Campos. -- Assis, 2019 119 p. : il., tabs. Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Faculdade de Ciências e Letras, Assis Orientador: Carlos Alberto Sampaio Barbosa 1. Cinema. 2. História. 3. Estados Unidos. 4. Década de 1960. 5. Guerra Fria. I. Título. Agradecimentos Neste processo árduo que é a produção acadêmica não teria conseguido chegar onde cheguei sem as instituições e pessoas que quero agradecer aqui. Em primeiro lugar quero agradecer ao professor Carlos Alberto Sampaio Barbosa, que me acompanha desde a ideia inicial desta pesquisa em 2014 e que as sugestões e correções são inestimáveis para meu crescimento como pesquisador. Em seguida gostaria de agradecer aos professores Mary Anne Junqueira e José Luis Bendicho Beired, cujas leituras, correções e sugestões também foram de importância ímpar para minha pesquisa e para mim como indivíduo. O presente trabalho foi realizado com apoio da Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - Brasil (CAPES) - Código de Financiamento 001. Gostaria de agradecer também a Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) por toda formação gratuita e de qualidade que ela me proporcionou. Reforço aqui a importância da Universidade Pública e gratuita de qualidade para todos. Também quero agradecer aos meus amigos Thiago “Nômade”, Erivelton “Dalva”, Douglas “Cosmorama”, Dalmo “Visigodo”, Gerson “Fidequem” e Gabriel “Mion” pela força, loucura e por sempre me lembrarem qual o caminho que quero seguir. Lembro também dos amigos cultivados durante a pós-graduação, Andréa De Fazio, Anderson Montagner Martins, Bruno Zeni, Gabriel Carneiro Nunes e Luiz Fernando Reis. Agradeço aos meus familiares por suportarem minha estranheza e meus momentos difíceis, em especial à minha madrinha Elizabete Antonia Girotto, pelas conversas nas noites de sexta-feira, entre divergências políticas e histórias engraçadas que foram verdadeiras sessões de terapia; meu primo Henrique Cattarucci Girotto, com quem partilhei partidas de Fifa aos sábados à noite que, se nem sempre plásticas e vistosas, foram necessárias e revigorantes neste processo exaustivo e solitário que é a pós-graduação; meu tio Daniel Antonio Girotto, cujos dias de trabalho no campo me serviram para exercitar meu corpo neste momento que me voltei apenas para minha mente e lembrar que a vida é bem mais simples do que imaginamos; meu irmão Felipe Girotto Campos por sempre ser um exemplo de perseverança e diligência; mas meu maior agradecimento eu dedico à minha mãe, Maria de Fatima Girotto, pessoa que nunca mediu esforços para me ajudar a atingir meus objetivos e de quem tiro exemplo de coragem e insanidade para enfrentar o mundo diariamente. Vocês são meus verdadeiros heróis. “A causa a que devotei boa parte da minha vida não prosperou. Eu espero que isto me tenha transformado em um historiador melhor, já que a melhor história é escrita por aqueles que perderam algo. Os vencedores pensam que a história terminou bem porque eles estavam certos, ao passo que os perdedores perguntam por que tudo foi diferente, e esta é uma pergunta muito mais relevante.” Eric Hobsbawm contracapa do livro Pessoas Extraordinárias - Resistência, Rebelião e Jazz. CAMPOS, Breno Girotto. A Vitória dos Vencidos: Política e identidade norte-americana no filme O Álamo, de John Wayne. 2019. 119 f. Dissertação (Mestrado Acadêmico em História). – Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Faculdade de Ciências e Letras, Assis, 2019. RESUMO Em 1960 era lançado o filme O Álamo, dirigido, produzido e protagonizado por John Wayne, um dos maiores atores de Hollywood. O Álamo tratava da história de 180 combatentes que tomaram o forte de mesmo nome para lutar contra as tropas mexicanas lideradas pelo presidente General Antonio Lopes de Santa Anna. O filme de Wayne retrata um evento controverso da história compartilhada entre México e Estados Unidos. A Batalha do Álamo, como ficou conhecido o conflito revivido pelo filme de John Wayne, ocorreu entre 23 de fevereiro e 6 de março de 1836, e foi o cerco de 13 dias ao forte Álamo, pequena missão fundada por espanhóis no século XIX. Esta batalha está inserida no contexto da Revolução do Texas, conflito gerado por colonos da província de Coauhilia y Tejas que buscavam maior autonomia na gestão da colônia, assim como liberação da utilização de mão-de-obra escrava, abolida no México desde 1829. O filme de Wayne se insere no contexto político da Guerra Fria, conflito que polarizou o mundo entre Estados Unidos e União Soviética, apresentando um conflito entre um governo autoritário, o de Santa Anna, e rebeldes que lutam pela liberdade, grupo liderado Jim Bowie, Davy Crockett e William Travis. O Álamo ainda proporciona compreender quais as visões de mundo e tendências políticas seguidas por John Wayne, bem como o que ele entende sobre este conflito, que habita o imaginário americano desde o século XIX. Palavras-chave: História. Cinema. Estados Unidos. Guerra Fria. 1960. CAMPOS, Breno Girotto. The Victory of Defeated: Politic and north-american identity on John Wayne's movie, The Alamo. 2019. 119 p. Dissertation (Masters in History). São Paulo State University (UNESP), School of Sciences, Humanities and Languages, Assis, 2019. ABSTRACT Battle of the Alamo, as it became known, occurred between February 23 and March 6, 1836, and was the siege of 13 days to the Alamo, a small mission founded by Spaniards in nineteenth- century. This battle is embedded in the context of the Texas Revolution, a conflict generated by settlers from the province of Coahuila and Texas who sought greater autonomy in the management of the colony, as well as liberation from the use of slave labor abolished in Mexico since 1829. Wayne's film fits into the political context of the Cold War, a conflict that polarized the world between the United States and the Soviet Union, presenting a conflict between an authoritarian government, that of Santa Anna, and rebels fighting for freedom, group led by Jim Bowie, Davy Crockett and William Travis. The Alamo still provides an understanding of John Wayne's world views and political tendencies, as well as what he understands about this conflict, which inhabits the American imagination since the nineteenth century. KEYWORDS: History. Films. United State. Cold War. 1960’s. Lista de Ilustrações Figura 1 - Anúncio do filme O Álamo na revista americana Life de 4 de julho de 1960. ....... 29 Figura 2 - Alamo Flag tremulando após ser içada na missão (THE ALAMO, 1960, cap 4, 12 min) ........................................................................................................................................... 32 Figura 3 - Davy Crockett admirando a Bowie Knife enquanto Jim Bowie segura um dos homens de Sand (THE ALAMO, 1960, cap 10, 43 min) ........................................................... 36 Figura 4 e 5 - Movimentação das tropas de Santa Anna e a fuga dos camponeses mexicanos (THE ALAMO, 1960, cap 12, 52 min) ...................................................................................... 37 Figura 6 e 7 - Despedidade de Jocko e Neil Robertson (THE ALAMO, 1960, cap 25, 122-123 min) ........................................................................................................................................... 43 Figura 8 e 9 - Momento que todos os voluntários caminham para trás de William Travis. (THE ALAMO, 1960, cap 28, 136 min) .................................................................................... 44 Figura 10 - General Santa Anna no cerco final ao Álamo (THE ALAMO, 1960, cap 31, 148 min) ........................................................................................................................................... 46 Figura 11 - Sue e Lisa Dickinson partindo do Álamo após a batalha final (THE ALAMO, 1960, cap 32, 159 min) ............................................................................................................. 47 Figura 12 – Diálogo entre William Travis e Davy Crockett (THE ALAMO, 1960, cap 8, 31 min) ........................................................................................................................................... 71 Figura 13 – Beekeeper e Davy Crockett em sua disputa. (THE ALAMO, 1960, cap. 7, 28 min) .................................................................................................................................................. 72 Figura 14 – Davy Crockett e Emil Sand (THE ALAMO, 1960, cap. 9, 34 min) ...................... 72 Figura 15 - Capitão Dickinson, sua esposa Susannah e William Travis (THE ALAMO, 1960, cap.25, 121 min) ....................................................................................................................... 74
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