State of Exception (2007)
The history behind the relationship of the Theater Initiation Circle of the Academy of Coimbra and the protests and resistance to the Salazar dictatorship in Portugal
Estado de Excepção is a documentary about CITAC (Coimbra Theater Initiation Circle), a university theater group, revealing history since it was constituted in 1956 until the aftermath of the 1974 revolution. It is the history of the theater group university and, through it, the history of theater in Portugal, revealing two remarkable decades of the History of Portugal. Through the Academy of Coimbra, the documentary reproduces student life, the position of women in society, and the change in mentalities of being and being in the world. It reproduces the existing censorship and the fight against the dictatorship, the resistance to an exhausted regime, as well as the emerging contradictions of the democratic revolution. CITAC has a heritage of 50 years of experience in Coimbra. It carries with it the possibility of the theatrical and civic formation of thinking bodies, constituting a proper ball of a possible model, generation by generation, between studies, theater, and social drama.
Cast
- João Viegas - himself
- Feliciano David - himself
- Leandro Vale - himself
- António Lobo Fernandes - himself
- Helder Costa - himself
- Eliana Gersão - herself
- Emílio Rui Vilar - himself
- Manuel Valente - himself
- Helena Seabra - herself
- António Lopes Dias - himself
Keywords
resistance, political activism, political instability, dictatorship, art school, street theater, university, art, theater community, political documentary, political street theater, coimbra, portugal, citac, academic theater, salazarism (1933-74)
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is State of Exception about?
- Estado de Excepção is a documentary about CITAC (Coimbra Theater Initiation Circle), a university theater group, revealing history since it was constituted in 1956 until the aftermath of the 1974 revolution. It is the history of the theater group university and, through it, the history of theater in Portugal, revealing two remarkable decades of the History of Portugal. Through the Academy of Coimbra, the documentary reproduces student life, the position of women in society, and the change in mentalities of being and being in the world. It reproduces the existing censorship and the fight against the dictatorship, the resistance to an exhausted regime, as well as the emerging contradictions of the democratic revolution. CITAC has a heritage of 50 years of experience in Coimbra. It carries with it the possibility of the theatrical and civic formation of thinking bodies, constituting a proper ball of a possible model, generation by generation, between studies, theater, and social drama.
- Who directed State of Exception?
- State of Exception was directed by Ricardo Seiça Salgado.
- Who stars in State of Exception?
- State of Exception stars João Viegas, Feliciano David, Leandro Vale, António Lobo Fernandes, Helder Costa, Eliana Gersão.
- How long is State of Exception?
- State of Exception has a runtime of 1h 25m (85 minutes).
- What genre is State of Exception?
- State of Exception is a Documentary, History film.
- Where was State of Exception produced?
- State of Exception was produced in Portugal.