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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Shaw, Lisa, 1966-

Dennison, Stephanie.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion pictures--Latin America.

Motion pictures.

Motion pictures--Social aspects.

Latin America.

Motion pictures--Social aspects--Latin America.

Physical Description:

viii, 219 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2005]

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.

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

María Luisa Bemberg winks at the audience / Claire Taylor

Nelson Rodrigues into film / Stephanie Dennison

Born at last? / Keith Richards

Mulata Cubana / Alison Fraunhar

Brazil through Hollywood's gaze / Lisa Shaw and Maite Conde.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0786420049

OCLC:

57750395