The real-life story of shark attacks inspired Peter Benchley’s novel Jaws.
Tag: Miscelana in English
Selected Miscelana articles available in English. Here you’ll find cultural analysis, reviews, and essays on cinema, television, literature, and pop culture, translated from the original Portuguese to reach a wider international audience
Jaws at 50: the birth of the modern blockbuster
How Spielberg’s ocean thriller revolutionized cinema, created a new model of commercial success, and remains terrifying half a century later
And Just Like That: Finally, a Drama That Makes Sense
In the best episode of the season so far, the series presents a realistic conflict with a vulnerable Carrie and a manipulative Aidan
Deliver Me from Nowhere: The Bruce Springsteen Biopic Heads to the Oscars
Jeremy Allen White eyes the Oscar with a film inspired by Springsteen’s stark masterpiece, Nebraska
Marian and Larry: Love in Difficult Times
The third season of The Gilded Age brings plenty of drama and romantic turmoil — especially when it comes to Marian and Larry
Mary Bennet: The Silent Voice of Pride and Prejudice
The spin-off of Jane Austen’s classic reexamines the most “overlooked” sister in the Bennet family universe
Why the Honorary Oscar Is the Academy’s Form of Reparations
When the consolation prize becomes the greatest symbol of recognition — and of quiet resentment
New Rumors and Conflicts in The Buccaneers
With shallow performances, forced dilemmas, and no sense of identity, the series returns for a second season clinging to the worst of Bridgerton without the charm, and the opulence of The Gilded Age without the depth.
Rebecca and The Successor: The Uncanny Similarities
Rebecca and The Successor share similar themes, sparking debate over literary plagiarism.
Walt Whitman: Transformations in Cinema and Literature
From Now, Voyager to Breaking Bad, passing through Dead Poets Society and Bull Durham* Walt Whitman’s poetry echoes as a call to freedom, revelation, and transgression — a guide for characters (and viewers) in search of their own voice.
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