Buchsbaum, Jonathan, 1946-

Cinema and the Sandinistas : filmmaking in revolutionary Nicaragua / Jonathan Buchsbaum. - Austin : University of Texas Press, 2003. - xvii, 323 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. - Texas film and media studies series .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-310) and index.

List of Acronyms Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1: The Creation of INCINE Chapter 2: The First Noticieros Chapter 3: The Second Year Chapter 4: The New Generation Chapter 5: In Search of Policy Chapter 6: Breaking the Mold Chapter 7: Documentaries Chapter 8: The Reality of Fiction Chapter 9: Dashed Ambitions: The Reach for Features Chapter 10: Toward the End of Third Cinema Appendix: Diagrams, Plans, Charts, and Documents Filmography Interviews Notes Bibliographic Essay Index

This book examines the INCINE film project and assesses its achievements in recovering a Nicaraguan national identity through the creation of a national cinema.

0292705239 (alk. paper) 9780292705234 0292705247 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780292705241

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Motion pictures--History.--Nicaragua
Motion pictures--Political aspects--Nicaragua.
Cine--Historia--Nicaragua
Cine --Aspectos políticos--Nicaragua

PN 1993.5 / B921c 2003

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