Contemporary Peruvian cinema : history, identity and violence on screen / Sarah Barrow.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barrow, Sarah, author.

Contributor:

Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.

Series:

Tauris world cinema series.

Tauris World Cinema Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Group identity--Peru.

Group identity.

History in motion pictures.

Identity (Psychology) in motion pictures.

Motion pictures--Peru--History.

Motion pictures.

Violence in motion pictures.

Peru--History--1980-.

Peru.

Peru--In motion pictures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (242 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

First edition.

Distribution:

London, England : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2019.

Place of Publication:

London, England : I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd, 2018.

Summary:

The political violence that erupted towards the end of the twentieth century between the Peruvian state and militant group 'Shining Path' left an indelible mark on the country. This study explores representations of the insurgency on screen, and asks what these tell us about the relationship between state, fiction cinema and identity in Peru. The author highlights the Peruvian experience as a paradigm for the wider study of film-making in societies faced with violence and terrorism. She analyzes the pivotal films from the 1980s through to the present day that interpret the events, characters and consequences of the bloody conflict.

Contents:

Introduction: Peruvian cinema and culture

Cinema, state and national identity

Cinema, transition and turmoil

Cinema, oppression and ideology, 1992-2000

Cinema, memory and truth, 2000-2004

New generations and open wounds, 2005-2016.

Notes:

Filmography: pages 228-229.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-227) and index.

ISBN:

9781350985834

135098583X

9781838608217

1838608214

9781838608200

1838608206

OCLC:

1139315109