“A CONCEPÇÃO”: A POÉTICA POLÍTICA DE UM MOVIMENTO JUVENIL

Abstract

The death of the ego and the birth of multiple characters was the motto of the movement called "The Conception" (2006), film directed by filmmaker brazilian José Eduardo Belmonte. Festivals, sex orgies, drug use, and forgery of documents were among the main tactics of conceptionists. The young people of Brasilia/Brasil themed in the film develop their political actions based on poetic works, mainly of William Blake, Arthur Rimbaud and Fernando Pessoa. What are the poetic and political features of the conceptionists? The analysis of these poetic sources allows to deepen the proposal of the youth movement in dissolving the ego in a diversity of others. On the other hand, the political analysis of this revolt allows us to approximate its temporary and nomadic character of medieval heresies (such as the Free Spirit Movement), the American beat generation, and Hakim Bey's proposal for a temporary autonomous zone.