Representations of the Uruguayan Dictatorship from the Perspective of Filmmakers Born in Democracy

This article explores how new generations of filmmakers represent the last Uruguayan dictatorship (1973–1985) through a comparative analysis of two documentaries directed by filmmakers born in democracy: Ópera Prima (Banina, 2018) and Delia (Pena, 2022). Framed within debates on memory, postmemory,...

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Autor: González-Dambrauskas, Santiago
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:Uruguay
Institución:Universidad Católica del Uruguay
Repositorio:LIBERI
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:liberi.ucu.edu.uy:10895/6148
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.ucu.edu.uy/index.php/revistadixit/article/view/4761
https://hdl.handle.net/10895/6148
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Uruguay
cinema
documentary
postmemory
dictatorship
cine
documental
posmemoria
dictadura
Uruguai
documentário
pós-memória
ditadura
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Sumario:This article explores how new generations of filmmakers represent the last Uruguayan dictatorship (1973–1985) through a comparative analysis of two documentaries directed by filmmakers born in democracy: Ópera Prima (Banina, 2018) and Delia (Pena, 2022). Framed within debates on memory, postmemory, and intergenerational transmission, the study identifies a shift from the cinematographic discourses of earlier generations, which were generally characterized by the direct depiction of historical events and explicit political advocacy. In contrast, recent productions adopt first-person narratives that examine the consequences of the past from an intimate, domestic, and affective perspective.