This book focuses on a selection of internationally known Latin American films. The chapters are organized around national categories, grounding the readings not only in the context of social and political conditions, but also in those of each national film industry. It is a very useful text for students of the region's cultural output, as well as for students of film studies who wish to learn more about the innovative and often controversial films discussed.
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"This book is multifaceted…[T]he films in this study are important not only in national and transnational terms, but also to domestic and international audiences who may find their subject matter of interest and relevant to the human condition. This book is recommended to students of theater and art as well as to the discerning moviegoer." -The Colonial Latin American Historical Review
"This clearly organized and readable volume provides critical-analytical readings of ten important Latin American feature films…Frequently and productively drawing on feminist perspectives, Shaw is an astute critics who excels at providing socioeconomic, historical, and political contexts in order to better understand the films under consideration." -Choice
"This clearly organized and readable volume provides critical-analytical readings of ten important Latin American feature films…Frequently and productively drawing on feminist perspectives, Shaw is an astute critics who excels at providing socioeconomic, historical, and political contexts in order to better understand the films under consideration." -Choice
Title mention in the British Bulletin of Publications, October 2005 - October 2006
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Deborah Shaw is Senior Lecturer in Latin American Studies in the School of Languages and Area Studies at the University of Portsmouth.
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