A Companion to Latin American Film

by Stephen M. Hart

Book Overview

This Companion to Latin American Film is a new, up-to-date introduction to the best twenty-five films of the region. It is designed for the general reader who wants to know the basic facts, figures and ideas about the movies in Latin America. The introductory essay traces the history of Latin American cinema from its humble beginnings in the mid- 1890s until the smash hits of recent years: Like Water for Chocolate (1993), Central Station (1998), Love's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1855661063
• ISBN13: 9781855661066
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: Tamesis Books
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.5"