A Companion to Latin American Film, Volume 207This Companion to Latin American Film is a new, up-to-date introduction to the best twenty-five films of the region. It is designed for the general reader who wants to know the basic facts, figures and ideas about the movies in Latin America. The introductory essay traces the history of Latin American cinema from its humble beginnings in the mid- 1890s until the smash hits of recent years: Like Water for Chocolate (1993), Central Station (1998), Love's a Bitch (2000), And your Mother Too (2001), City of God (2002). The early period when Latin American cinema was dominated by foreign film makers or foreign models (such as Hollywood), as well as the 1960s when as a genre it finally found its feet (the New Latin-American Cinema movement) - are also covered in depth. Each film chapter contains all the information you need -- cast and crew, awards, plot -- as well as a detailed analysis of the themes and techniques which make the film tick. There is a Guide to Further Reading which offers the reader advice on what to read next (all the important books, articles and Internet sites), as well as a Select Bibliography and an extensive index for ease of reference. |
Contents
Introduction to Latin American Film | 1 |
Qué viva México | 17 |
Los olvidados | 25 |
Dos tipos de cuidado | 33 |
Orfeu negro | 41 |
Memorias del subdesarrollo | 51 |
Lucia | 54 |
El chacal de Nahueltoro | 62 |
La tarea | 133 |
Yo la peor de todas | 138 |
La frontera | 145 |
El viaje | 154 |
Fresa y chocolate | 162 |
Como agua para chocolate | 174 |
Central do Brasil | 179 |
Amores perros | 186 |
Yawar Mallku | 69 |
La batalla de Chile | 77 |
La última cena | 83 |
a lei do mais fraco | 91 |
El Norte | 99 |
Camila | 107 |
La historia oficial | 116 |
Cartas del parque | 125 |
Y tu mamá también | 195 |
CidadedeDeus | 203 |
Guide to Further Reading | 211 |
Glossary | 216 |
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