Experimental Latin American Cinema

History and Aesthetics

Häftad, Engelska, 2013

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Beskrivning

While there are numerous film studies that focus on one particular grouping of films-by nationality, by era, or by technique-here is the first single volume that incorporates all of the above, offering a broad overview of experimental Latin American film produced over the last twenty years.Analyzing seventeen recent films by eleven different filmmakers from Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, Mexico, Paraguay, and Peru, Cynthia Tompkins uses a comparative approach that finds commonalities among the disparate works in terms of their influences, aesthetics, and techniques. Tompkins introduces each film first in its sociohistorical context before summarizing it and then subverting its canonical interpretation. Pivotal to her close readings of the films and their convergences as a collective cinema is Tompkins’s application of Deleuzian film theory and the concept of the time-image as it pertains to the treatment of time and repetition. Tompkins also explores such topics as the theme of decolonization, the consistent use of montage, paratactically structured narratives, and the fusion of documentary conventions and neorealism with drama. An invaluable contribution to any dialogue on the avant-garde in general and to filmmaking both in and out of Latin America, Experimental Latin American Cinema is also a welcome and insightful addition to Latin American studies as a whole.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2013-02-15
Mått:152 x 229 x 23 mm
Vikt:367 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:306
Förlag:University of Texas Press
ISBN:9780292762091

Utforska kategorier

Kulturvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Film inom Kultur

Mer om författaren

Cynthia Tompkins, Professor of Spanish and Latin American Cultural Production at Arizona State University, was born and raised in Argentina. She is the author of Latin American Postmodernisms: Women Writers and Experimentation, as well as a significant number of refereed articles, and has translated and coedited numerous other publications.

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Clearly organized and thoroughly researched, the book boasts a useful scholarly apparatus. (Choice)

Innehållsförteckning

AcknowledgmentsIntroduction. Mise-en-ScÈne, a Seemingly International StagingPart 1. A Neonoir Skew to the Action-Image Chapter 1. A Shimmering Suture: FabiÁn Bielinsky's Epileptic El auraChapter 2. Slippery Criminal Pleasures: Intermediality and Voyeurism in Jorge Furtado's O homem que copiavaChapter 3. Endless Quest: Chasing Sex, Lies, and Money at the Gates of Hell in Heitor Dhalia's O cheiro do raloPart 2. Road Movies Chapter 4. The Paradoxical Effect of the Documentary: Walter Salles's Central do BrasilChapter 5. Twin Piques: The Double Discourse of Carlos SorÍn's El camino de San DiegoChapter 6. Orphans' Solidarity: MarÍa Victoria Menis's El cielitoPart 3. Drama Chapter 7. Sculpting Time: InÉs de Oliveira CÉzar's Como pasan las horasChapter 8. The Past Engulfs the Present: JosuÉ MÉndez's DÍas de SantiagoPart 4. Experimental Auteurism Chapter 9. Whether or Not to End One's Life: Carlos Reygadas's JapÓnChapter 10. Crime and Self-Inflicted Punishment: Carlos Reygadas's Batalla en el cieloPart 5. Experimental Auteurism and Intertextuality Chapter 11. The Miracle of Female Bonding in Patriarchal Society: Carlos Reygadas's Stellet licht (2008)Chapter 12. Cyclical Scapegoating: InÉs de Oliveira CÉzar's ExtranjeraChapter 13. The Irrevocable Nature of Curses: InÉs de Oliveira CÉzar's El recuento de los daÑosChapter 14. Splintered Mirrors, Echoes, and Reverberations: Fernando PÉrez ValdÉs's MadrigalPart 6. Experimental Pseudo-Documentary Chapter 15. Room with a View: Fernando PÉrez ValdÉs's Suite HabanaChapter 16. Life Is and Is Not: Paz Encina's Hamaca paraguayaConclusion: Possible FuturesNotesBibliographyIndex