Latin American cinema : a comparative history / Paul A. Schroeder Rodríguez.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schroeder Rodríguez, Paul A., 1968- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion pictures--Latin America--History.

Motion pictures.

Motion picture industry.

History.

Latin America.

Motion picture industry--Latin America--History.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

x, 365 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2016]

Summary:

"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.

Contents:

Conventional silent cinema

Avant-garde silent cinema

Transition to sound

Birth and growth of an industry

Crisis and decline of studio cinema

Neorealism and art cinema

New Latin American cinema's militant phase

New Latin American cinema's Neobaroque phase

Collapse and rebirth of an industry

Latin American cinema in the twenty-first century

Conclusion: A triangulated cinema

Appendix: Discourses of modernity in Latin America.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Katherine Singer Kovacs Prize, Honorable Mention, 2016

ISBN:

9780520288638

0520288637

OCLC:

948251220

Publisher Number:

40025877619