Experimental Latin American Cinema: History and Aesthetics

by Cynthia Tompkins

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292762097
• ISBN13: 9780292762091
• Release Date: February 2013
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 306 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"