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The movie The Storyteller and the lessons from the pedagogy of love

The article focuses the movie The storyteller (Luiz Villaça, 2009), based on Roberto Carlos Ramos's autobiography: The art of forming citizens - the 15 lessons from the pedagogy of love (2004). To investigate the textual genre, in the light of the relation between imaginary, time and memory, this analysis uses Cultural Studies, narrative theories and educational concepts. It highlights how an ironic, and yet emotional and poetic tone is used in the movie in order to criticize the educational failures of the former Febem, in contrast with the actions of a French pedagogue who dedicated herself to the boy's recovery, as an emblematic example of social inclusion. To conclude, it discusses the narrative in its pedagogical purpose, emphasizing education and culture as effective pillars of citizenship.

Brazilian cinema; Autobiography; Education; Citizenship


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