Contemporary Latin American Cinema Breaking into the Global Market

Name: Contemporary Latin American Cinema Breaking into the Global Market
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ISBN: 9780742539150

ISBN-10: 0742539156

ISBN-13: 9780742539150

Edition: 2007

Authors: Deborah Shaw

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This engaging book explores Latin America cinema since 2000, an extraordinary period of international recognition. Leading specialists consider the reasons for the unprecedented commercial and critical successes of movies such as iCity of God, The Motorcycle Diaries, Y tu mam tambiZn,i and iNine Queens,i as well as equally important films that failed to break out on the international circuit. The chapters offer not only textual analysis, but also consider the films' social context and production conditions. Their well-rounded analysis offers a rich picture of the state of contemporary filmmaking in a range of Latin American countries. Nuanced and thought-provoking, the readings in this book…

Book details

List price: $49.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/9/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 212
Size: 6.04" wide x 8.96" long x 0.68" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction: Latin American Cinema Today: A Qualified Success Story




Los diarios de motocicleta as Pan-American Travelogue




"So What's Mexico Really Like?": Framing the Local, Negotiating the Global in Alfonso Cuaron's Y tu mama tambien




Cidade de Deus: Challenges to Hollywood, Steps to The Constant Gardener




Playing Hollywood at Its Own Game? Bielinski's Nueve reinas




Afro-Brazilian Identity: Malandragem and Homosexuality in Madame Sata




Family Romance and Pathetic Rhetoric in Marcelo Pineyro's Kamchatka




Soapsuds and Histrionics: Media, History, and Nation in Bolivar soy yo




Killing Time in Cuba: Juan Carlos Tabio's Lista de espera




The Power of Looking: Politics and the Gaze in Salvador Carrasco's La otra conquista




Peruvian Cinema and the Struggle for International Recognition: Case Study on El destino no tiene favoritos



Selected Bibliography


Index


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