Jonathan Safran Foer: Novels can learn from poetry
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0:03 - 0:07As pessoas sempre falam sobre a morte da literatura.
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0:07 - 0:09Fala-se sobre isso desde
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0:09 - 0:12depois que a primeira obra literária foi feita
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0:12 - 0:14mas há mais e mais conversa sobre isso.
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0:14 - 0:19Isso tem se espalhado pela diminuição da leitura,
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0:19 - 0:23pelo que parece ser uma apatia crescente,
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0:23 - 0:32ou até ansiedade e desconfiança da literatura
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0:33 - 0:36e o movimento em direção à tela, tudo estando
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0:36 - 0:39em uma tela e o que isso significaria para livros que
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0:39 - 0:42não são muito bem mostrados em uma tela.
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0:42 - 0:44Não é que não se possa ler um livro em uma tela
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0:44 - 0:45perfeitamente bem, mas não se pode ler um livro em uma tela
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0:45 - 0:50que também tem e-mail, calendário e SMS.
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0:50 - 0:53Livros não podem competir com esse tipo de mídia.
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0:53 - 0:56Então será que as pessoas lerão livros?
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0:56 - 1:02Ainda há coisas e sempre haverá coisas que
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1:02 - 1:07só a literatura pode fazer, só a literatura pode comunicar.
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1:07 - 1:10Não acho que a literatura é necessariamente melhor,
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1:13 - 1:17Na verdade, com frequência eu me atraio pessoalmente mais
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1:17 - 1:19ao cinema e à dança do que à literatura
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1:19 - 1:21mas sei que há momentos na minha vida
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1:21 - 1:25quando sinto a necessidade de literatura e somente literatura.
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Not Syncedseja lá o que isso signifique, do que o cinema, ou a dança, ou a música.
- Title:
- Jonathan Safran Foer: Novels can learn from poetry
- Description:
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Interview with American writer Jonathan Safran Foer, in which he reflects on the power of literature in general and poetry in particular. Foer also argues that art always has a personal point of departure, where the artist confronts the world and rearranges it.
In this interview Jonathan Safran Foer (born 1977) reflects on various media and cultural activities. Personally, he is fascinated by film, but at all the critical moments of life Foer has been drawn to the unique power of literature, and especially poetry. However, all true art and culture has a common ground, Foer says. Unlike most other activities in society, art and culture are produced without a direct function and solely for their own sake. Foer argues that every work of art -- whether it is a painting, a book, a film or a piece of music -- is highly subjective at heart. Foer further explains why his novels often revolve around the theme of the family. "How can you not write about it," he asks, "since everybody is confronted with the subject, even those who have lost their family or grew up without it?" It would be much more relevant, he claims, to ask J.K. Rowling why she writes about wizards.
Jonathan Safran Foer was interviewed by Synne Rifbjerg.
Camera: Troels Kahl and Martin Kogi
Produced by: Kamilla Bruus and Synne Rifbjerg, 2012
Copyright: Louisiana Channel, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art.
Meet more artists at http://channel.louisiana.dk
Louisiana Channel is a non-profit video channel for the Internet launched by the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in November 2012. Each week Louisiana Channel will publish videos about and with artists in visual art, literature, architecture, design etc.
Read more:
http://channel.louisiana.dk/aboutSupported by Nordea-fonden.
- Video Language:
- English
- Team:
Louisiana Channel
- Duration:
- 12:08
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