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A history of Latin American cinema, with detailed analysis of the twenty-five best films. Latin American cinema has seen major developments in the past half-century, and some of the most exciting work in contemporary film now originates there. This Companion traces its development from the mid 1890s, with particular attention to the early period when it was dominated by foreign film makers (or foreign models such as Hollywood), through the 1960s when as a genre it found its feet - the New Latin American Cinema movement - and beyond. Detailed analysis of the best twenty-five films of Latin America follows: cast and crew, awards, plots, themes and techniques. The 'Guide to Further Reading' includes important books, articles and Internet sites. FILMS:Que viva México Los olvidados Dos tipos de cuidado Orfeu Negro Memorias del subdesarrollo Lucía El chacal de Nahueltoro Yawar Mallku La batalla de Chile La última cena Pixote: a lei do mais fraco El Norte CamilaLa historia oficial Cartas del parque La tarea Yo, la peor de todas La frontera El viaje Fresa y chocolate Como agua para chocolate Central do Brasil Amores perros Y tu mamá también Cidade de Deus. STEPHEN M. HART is Professor of Hispanic Studies, University College London, and Profesor Honorario, Universidad de San Marcos, Lima.

Motion pictures --- Film Analysis. --- Foreign Film Makers. --- Latin American Cinema. --- Latin American cinema. --- Modern Film. --- New Latin American Cinema. --- Twenty-Five Best Films. --- Western literature. --- awards. --- best films. --- cast. --- crew. --- narrative. --- plots. --- techniques. --- themes.

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"A comparative history of Latin America's national cinemas over the course of five major periods: silent cinema, studio cinema, neorealism/art cinema, the New Latin American Cinema, and contemporary cinema. Close readings of approximately fifty films illustrate the major aesthetic, economic, and technological trends that define each period and the transitions between them. The selection of films reflects the tripartite division of film production in the region: 75 percent are from Brazil, Mexico, and Argentina; 25 percent are from countries other than the big three"--Provided by publisher.

Motion pictures --- Motion picture industry --- Film industry (Motion pictures) --- Moving-picture industry --- History. --- Cultural industries --- Film --- Latin America --- History --- Motion picture industry - Latin America - History. --- Lateinamerika --- Iberoamerika --- Lateinamerikaner --- american cinema. --- art cinema. --- comparative cinema. --- contemporary cinema. --- contemporary latin american cinema. --- film and cinema. --- film studies. --- film theory. --- latin american cinema. --- latin american cinematography. --- latin american motion pictures. --- latin american silent cinema. --- latin american studio cinema. --- latinx cinema. --- neorealism latin american cinema. --- new latin american cinema. --- silent films. --- studio films. --- the church and latin american cinema.

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This book is dedicated to the study of Paraguayan film, particularly small cinemas and movies which represent a socio-politically charged perspective that has until now been overlooked in Latin American Studies. Romero demonstrates that these films are critical to understanding the dynamics of politics and cultural identity in Latin America as a whole. An in-depth exploration of the Latin American post-dictatorial transition of power Romero investigates this contemporary crisis through the dynamics of race, class, gender, and sexuality. Each chapter takes a film or films as its jumping off point, then zooms out to encompass elements of the national political, economic, social, and historical context. Romero analyzes some of the most pressing social issues in Paraguay while reflecting on the power of cultural discourse through film.

Culture --- Ethnology --- Motion pictures, American. --- Democracy. --- Latin America --- Cultural and Media Studies. --- Latin American Cinema. --- Latin American Culture. --- Latin American Politics. --- Study and teaching. --- Latin America. --- Politics and government. --- Democracy --- Self-government --- Political science --- Equality --- Representative government and representation --- Republics --- Ethnology-Latin America. --- Latin America-Politics and gover. --- Latin American Cinema and TV. --- American motion pictures --- Moving-pictures, American --- Foreign films --- Ethnology—Latin America. --- Latin America—Politics and government.

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early Latin American visual culture --- Latin American cinema --- Latin american precinema --- Silent films --- Cinematography --- Motion pictures --- History and criticism --- History --- Cinema --- Feature films --- Films --- Movies --- Moving-pictures --- Audio-visual materials --- Mass media --- Performing arts --- Photography --- Chronophotography --- Moving pictures, Silent --- Silent motion pictures --- Animated pictures --- Silent films. --- Motion pictures. --- Cinematography. --- Latin America. --- Asociación Latinoamericana de Libre Comercio countries --- Neotropical region --- Neotropics --- New World tropics --- Spanish America --- early latin american visual culture --- latin american cinema --- latin american precinema

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This book maps the aesthetic experience of late socialism through Cuban film and media practice. It shows how economic and material scarcity as well as political uncertainty is expressed aesthetically in films from the period following the collapse of the Soviet Union, a characteristic described as imperfect aesthetics. The films examined in the book draw attention to the unique temporal experience of late socialism, a period marked both by rapid change and frustrating stasis, nostalgia for Cuba’s past and anxiousness about its future. Aesthetic modes such as melodrama and irony, and stylistic elements such as direct address and the long take, communicate the temporal experience of late socialism in Cuba, where new global traffic and a globalizing economy co-exist with iconic socialist features of the Cuban revolution. Film aesthetics constitute an important public dimension within this context, serving as a site of political and cultural critique amidst political uncertainty. In examining large-scale international co-productions as well as regional film collectives and amateur media making, the book traces the aesthetic continuities between contemporary film practices and those of the immediate post-revolutionary period, showing how the Cuban revolution continues to be an important touchstone for contemporary Cuban filmmakers in the face of new and imminent change. .

Culture --- Ethnology --- Communication. --- Motion pictures --- Motion pictures, American. --- Latin America --- Cultural and Media Studies. --- Latin American Cinema. --- Latin American Culture. --- Latin American Politics. --- Film History. --- Media and Communication. --- Study and teaching. --- Latin America. --- History. --- Politics and government. --- Motion picture industry --- Film industry (Motion pictures) --- Moving-picture industry --- Cultural industries --- Ethnology-Latin America. --- Latin America-Politics and gover. --- Motion pictures-History. --- Latin American Cinema and TV. --- American motion pictures --- Moving-pictures, American --- Foreign films --- Communication, Primitive --- Mass communication --- Sociology --- Ethnology—Latin America. --- Latin America—Politics and government. --- Motion pictures—History. --- Cuba. --- Guba --- Kkuba --- Küba --- Kuuba --- Kyūba --- Republic of Cuba --- República de Cuba