José Luiz Sasso
Sound reconstitutionof Black God, White Devil
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.22475/rebeca.v14n1.1154Keywords:
José Luiz Sasso, Film preservation, Black God, White Devil, Sound restorationAbstract
An interview conducted in 2023 with José Luiz Sasso, a professional who has been working with audio for cinema since 1968. He summarizes his career and explains how he contributed to the restoration project for the film Black God, White Devil (Glauber Rocha, 1964), which began in 2020 and was presented to the public in 2022. Through meticulous details, Sasso explains why the restoration process carried out in this work converges on what is called “reconstitution”.
Downloads
References
ALVIM, Luíza Beatriz. A música de Villa-Lobos nos filmes de Glauber Rocha dos anos 60: alegoria da pátria e retalho de colcha tropicalista. Significação: Revista de Cultura Audiovisual, [S. l.], v. 42, n. 44, p. 100–119, 2015. DOI: 10.11606/issn.2316-7114.sig.2015.103205. Disponível em: https://www.revistas.usp.br/significacao/article/view/103205. Acesso em: 15 abr. 2025.
BAHIA, Berê. 30 anos de cinema e festival: a história do Festival de Brasília do Cinema Brasileiro: 1965-1997. Brasília: Fundação Cultural do Distrito Federal, 1998. Disponível em: http://bnbdigital.cultura.df.gov.br/secretaria-de-cultura-e-economia-criativa/30-anos-de-cinema-e-festival-a-historia-do-festival-de-brasilia-do-cinema-brasileiro-1965-1997. Acesso em: 15 abr. 2025.
CABRA marcado para morrer. Direção: Eduardo Coutinho. Produção: Eduardo Coutinho Produções Cinematográficas e Mapa Filmes. Brasil, 1984, 119 min., sonoro, colorido.
COSTA, Joice Scavone. Mulher: a trajetória do som do primeiro longa-metragem synchronizado da Cinédia. 2013. Dissertação (Mestrado). Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, 2013. Disponível em: https://est.uff.br/wp-content/uploads/sites/200/2020/03/tese_mestrado_2013_joice_scavone.pdf. Acesso em: 15 abr. 2025.
DEUS e o Diabo na Terra do sol. Direção: Glauber Rocha. Produção: Banco Nacional de Minas Gerais; Copacabana filmes; Luiz Augusto Mendes Produções Cinematográficas. Brasil, 1964, 120 min., sonoro, preto e branco.
PIXOTE: a lei do mais fraco. Direção: Hector Babenco. Produção: Embrafilme; HB Filmes. Brasil, 1981, 128 min., sonoro, colorido.
Downloads
Published
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2025 Michel Schettert
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
1. Authors retain the copyright and grant the journal the right of first publication, with the work simultaneously licensed under theCreative Commons Attribution License, which allows the sharing of work with acknowledgment of authorship and initial publication in this journal.
2. Authors are authorized to take additional contracts separately, for non-exclusive distribution of the version of the work published in this journal (e.g. publish in institutional repository or as a book chapter), with acknowledgment of authorship and initial publication in this journal.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
CC BY-NC-SA
This license allows others to remix, adapt, and create from your work for non-commercial purposes, provided they credit you and license new creations under identical terms.
You are free to:
● Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format.
● Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material.
The licensor cannot revoke these freedoms as long as you follow the license terms:
● You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, andindicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
● You may not use the material for commercial purposes.
