South American Cinema: A Critical Filmography, l915-l994 (Garland Reference Library of the Humanities) [Hardcover]

Timothy Barnard (Editor), Peter Rist (Editor)

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ISBN-10: 0824045742 | ISBN-13: 978-0824045746 | Publication Date: July 1, 1996 | Edition: 1

A collection of critical reviews of some 140 representative South American feature films, encompassing the most important genres and directors of every era, including the silent era, studio films of the 1930s, 40s, and 50s, and the New Latin American Cinema. Entries organized by country discuss a f

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• Hardcover: 426 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (July 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0824045742
• ISBN-13: 978-0824045746
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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4.0 out of 5 stars Scholarly but hermetic collection of essays with 2 stills, December 10, 1997

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This review is from: South American Cinema: A Critical Filmography, l915-l994 (Garland Reference Library of the Humanities) (Hardcover)

Because this book is a collection of essays on 140 films by diverse authors, it suffers from the lack of a single vision of South American films. A better book is Ronald Schwartz' LATIN AMERICAN FILMS 1932-1994 (McFarland) which popularizesa over 300 films from Mexico, the Caribbean, Central and South America, has 70 fascinating stills a Chronology and Video Sources and availability. Both books deserve to be purchased by customers and libraries because in the aggregate, their ultimate aim is to impose a critical cosmos on that elusive theme of Latin American film.