Latin American cinema : a comparative history /
Schroeder, Paul A.,
Latin American cinema : a comparative history / Paul A. Schroeder RodrÃguez. - Oakland, California : University of California Press, (c)2016. - 1 online resource (x, 365 pages)
Includes bibliographies and index.
Conventional silent cinema -- Avant-garde silent cinema -- Transition to sound -- Birth and growth of an industry -- Crisis and decline of studio cinema -- Neorealism and art cinema -- New Latin American cinema's militant phase -- New Latin American cinema's Neobaroque phase -- Collapse and rebirth of an industry -- Latin American cinema in the twenty-first century -- Conclusion : a triangulated cinema -- Appendix : discourses of modernity in Latin America.
"A comparative history of Latin America's national cinemas over the course of five major periods: silent cinema, studio cinema, neorealism/art cinema, the New Latin American Cinema, and contemporary cinema. Close readings of approximately fifty films illustrate the major aesthetic, economic, and technological trends that define each period and the transitions between them. The selection of films reflects the tripartite division of film production in the region: 75 percent are from Brazil, Mexico, and Argentina; 25 percent are from countries other than the big three"--Provided by publisher.
9780520963535
Motion pictures--History.--Latin America
Motion picture industry--History.--Latin America
Electronic Books.
PN1993 / .L385 2016
Latin American cinema : a comparative history / Paul A. Schroeder RodrÃguez. - Oakland, California : University of California Press, (c)2016. - 1 online resource (x, 365 pages)
Includes bibliographies and index.
Conventional silent cinema -- Avant-garde silent cinema -- Transition to sound -- Birth and growth of an industry -- Crisis and decline of studio cinema -- Neorealism and art cinema -- New Latin American cinema's militant phase -- New Latin American cinema's Neobaroque phase -- Collapse and rebirth of an industry -- Latin American cinema in the twenty-first century -- Conclusion : a triangulated cinema -- Appendix : discourses of modernity in Latin America.
"A comparative history of Latin America's national cinemas over the course of five major periods: silent cinema, studio cinema, neorealism/art cinema, the New Latin American Cinema, and contemporary cinema. Close readings of approximately fifty films illustrate the major aesthetic, economic, and technological trends that define each period and the transitions between them. The selection of films reflects the tripartite division of film production in the region: 75 percent are from Brazil, Mexico, and Argentina; 25 percent are from countries other than the big three"--Provided by publisher.
9780520963535
Motion pictures--History.--Latin America
Motion picture industry--History.--Latin America
Electronic Books.
PN1993 / .L385 2016