Rituals of the cinema public from the capital and rural areas of Paraguay during the Stronismo (1968-1979)

Abstract

In this ethnography of the public of cinema during the stronismo (1968-1979) the aim is to describe the public of Asuncion, Caaguazú and Coronel Oviedo from general sociodemographic data, the reception of movies seen between 1968 and 1979, and the description of the way this, organized social activities comprehended from the notion of ritual. Several devices were generated: a film series in the three territories, semi structured interviews, polls, and analysis of audiovisual, bibliographical and hemerographic materials. The conclusion is that the cinematographic field was enriched by a labor of critique, the cinema as a creation, employment or livelihood and the promotion of cinema clubs linked to a cultural, religious or political militancy during a time of intense repression.