Erotismo e performance em Amante a Domicílio

Abstract

Grounded on the concept of performance as the act of doing something or the outcome accomplished in an exhibition, this paper aims at analyzing the erotic experiences represented in the film Fading Gigolo, directed by John Turturro regarding two indissociable aspects: form and content. The latter concerns the analytical aspects in which the film’s aesthetics is circumscribed, namely, how it’s the cinematic language is structured harmoniously. The former, in turn, deals with the issue of eroticism in the construction of narrative structure, in a direct association with the structure of cinematic language, as well as other issues tackled in the film such as the religious dimension and gender. The performance is responsible for linking between the two aforementioned parts inasmuch as the film, conceived and produced by a group of filmmakers, as well as the characters act out and interact in the unfolding of the film’s narrative aiming the accomplishment of their acts. The theoretical background is divided in three categories: the first one approaches aspects related to eroticism (Bataille, Castelo Branco), given their contribution to the discussion regarding the personal relations as well as existing social repression/transgressions. The studies related to performance are developed from the works of Cohen and Zumthor. Finally, the art examination, to a certain extent, and the cinema in its restrict sense are based on the researches of Freitas and Bahiana.