Magical Reels: A History of Cinema in Latin America (Critical Studies in Latin American Culture) [Hardcover]

John King (Author)

Book Description

Series: Critical Studies in Latin American Culture | Publication Date: November 1990

Still the finest comprehensive analysis of the subject to have appeared in English, Magical Reels charts the development of Latin American film industries in a world increasingly dominated by the advanced technology and massive distribution budgets of the North American mainstream. John King sets up a historical framework to unfold the overlapping histories of cinema in the continent: the itinerant filmmakers of the silent era who projected their films in cafes and village halls, the inventive use of vernacular music and local comedy in the early sound pictures, the ""golden age"" of 1940s Mexican cinema, and the new cinema - oppositional cinema made ""with an idea in the head and a camera in the hand"" - of the late 1950s and beyond. A new chapter written for this edition examines Latin American cinema in the previous decade.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Review

Politically engaged, vigorously written ... an indispensable guide to the story so far. -- Times Literary Supplement --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author

John King teaches Professor of Latin American Cultural History at the University of Warwick, and is an editor of An Argentine Passion: Maria Luisa Bemberg and Her Films, also available from Verso. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 296 pages
• Publisher: Verso Books (November 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0860912957
• ISBN-13: 978-0860912958
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,492,978 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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