Carnivalization in cinema: an approach from the Bakhtinian ideology

Abstract

The concept of carnivalization is central to approach of Mikhail Bakhtin's work. Alongside other concepts that make up the Bakhtinian ideology, carnivalization is a tool that allows the construction of new looks on the work of art. This work aims to map a series of concepts within the Bakhtinian universe, tracing the complementarity between them and then constructing a panoramic analysis of what we will call carnivalized cinema. From films that dialogue directly or indirectly with these concepts, we try to compose a scenario in which it becomes possible to point out a tradition of carnivalization in the cinema.