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Latin American cinema : essays on modernity, gender and national identity / edited by Lisa Shaw and Stephanie Dennison.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2005.Description: viii, 219 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 0786420049 (softcover : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 791.43/098
LOC classification:
  • PN 1993.5 L357 2005
Online resources:
Contents:
Reflections on modernity, gender, and nation in the Latin American context / Lisa Shaw and Stephanie Dennison -- TV Globo, the MPA, and contemporary Brazilian cinema / Randal Johnson -- Images of Peru: a national cinema in crisis / Sarah Barrow -- Crossing the line in Mexico / Robert J. Miles -- Nelson and Nelson / Ismail Xavier -- Marâia Luisa Bemberg winks at the audience / Claire Taylor -- Nelson Rodrigues into film / Stephanie Dennison -- Born at last? Cinema and social imaginary in 21st-century Uruguay / Keith Richards -- Mulata Cubana / Alison Fraunhar -- Brazil through Hollywood's gaze / Lisa Shaw and Maite Conde.
Summary: "These collected essays explore important elements of Latin American cinema and its associated national film industries. These essays examine the impact of modernization on both Latin American screen images and the industry itself, focus on filmmakers who deal with issues of gender and sexuality and discuss the relationship between national identity and the Latin American film industry"--Provided by publisher.
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Humanidades Humanidades (4to. Piso) PN 1993.5 L357 2005 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 1 Available 00000105947

"These collected essays explore important elements of Latin American cinema and its associated national film industries. These essays examine the impact of modernization on both Latin American screen images and the industry itself, focus on filmmakers who deal with issues of gender and sexuality and discuss the relationship between national identity and the Latin American film industry"--Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Reflections on modernity, gender, and nation in the Latin American context / Lisa Shaw and Stephanie Dennison -- TV Globo, the MPA, and contemporary Brazilian cinema / Randal Johnson -- Images of Peru: a national cinema in crisis / Sarah Barrow -- Crossing the line in Mexico / Robert J. Miles -- Nelson and Nelson / Ismail Xavier -- Marâia Luisa Bemberg winks at the audience / Claire Taylor -- Nelson Rodrigues into film / Stephanie Dennison -- Born at last? Cinema and social imaginary in 21st-century Uruguay / Keith Richards -- Mulata Cubana / Alison Fraunhar -- Brazil through Hollywood's gaze / Lisa Shaw and Maite Conde.

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