Abstract

LONDONO-OSORIO, Nicolás; HERNANDEZ-ALVAREZ, Carolina  and  BETANCUR-GIRALDO, Héctor. Cinema and resistance: Young people, powers and counter-powers in the movie «The Night of the Pencils». Rev.latinoam.cienc.soc.niñez juv [online]. 2021, vol.19, n.2, pp.273-296.  Epub Sep 24, 2021. ISSN 1692-715X.  https://doi.org/10.11600/rlcsnj.19.2.4586.

Youth and student movements around the world, especially in Latin America and France, are the subject of dissertations on power, counterpower and resistance through theoretical reflection by Niklas Luhmann and Nicos Poulantzas. These authors point out that the phenomena of protest and social movements of young people are accurately recreated in cinema in films such as “The Night of the Pencils” (Olivera, 1986). From an historical and cinematographic point of view, the authors highlight the specific depiction of holders of power contained in this film; the State and civil society or young people, and when measured against the State, experience meaning, manifestation and approach in scenarios that coexist with violence. The article ends with suggestions on routes for exploring the concept of power and film-oriented studies in relation to current student and youth movements.

Keywords : Cinema; youth; student movement; power.

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