Directory of World Cinema: American Independent 2

'An insightful essay opens each chapter and contextualizes 12 representative films.' -- L. K. Garcia * Choice * 'Volume 2 is a fantastic introduction to the newest voices in Argentine cinema, focusing primarily on films made after the year 2000 and as recently as 2015. Readers can discover everything from the most recent highlights at film festivals to lesser-known gems that one might not have found, if it werent for this book. I finished reading the book feeling as if I had acquired a whole new base of knowledge regarding both the political climate in Argentina and the major social trends of recent decades, yet never once did the book feel pedantic or pretentious. Its filled with information and thoughtful analysis without letting the intricate ideas and intellectual material over-whelm the reader.' -- Melissa Webb * Film International * 'The first part of the book provides a series of overviews on this world of film. There are really interesting articles on the treatment of the Gaucho on film, and of Pern and Evita, both representations being (probably) more familiar through the Hollywood treatments. There is a star study of Ricardo Darin, the popular actor who is in many Argentinean releases, including the excellent The Secret in Their Eyes.' -- Keith Withall * Media Education Journal *

John Berra is a lecturer in Film and Language Studies at Renmin University of China. He is the author of Declarations of Independence: American Cinema and the Partiality of Independent Production (2008); editor of the Directory of World Cinema: American Independent volumes 1, 2 and 3; editor of the Directory of World Cinema:Japan volumes 1, 2 and 3; co-editor of World Film Locations: Beijing (2012) and World Film Locations: Shanghai (2014); and co-editor of the East Asian Journal of Popular Culture. He has also contributed to Electric Shadows: A Century of Chinese Cinema (2014). He is also a contributor to magazines, including Electric Sheep and Film International.