Framing Latin American Cinema: Contemporary Critical Perspectives (institute For Adminstrative Officers Of)

Framing Latin American Cinema was first published in 1997.Framing Latin American Cinema embraces multiple modes of scholarship, juxtaposing feature films and documentaries, and locating cinema within larger cultural debates. Considering works from Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, Colombia, Guatemala, Mexico, and Venezuela, the contributors address a range of topics including studies of directors like Roman Chalbaud and Fernando Pérez, examinations of viewer patterns and critical tendencies, and analyses of Mexican melodrama, revolutionary films, and such internationally acclaimed works as Doña Herlinda and A Place in the World . Framing Latin American Cinema provides an essential guide to cinema in the region, successfully bridging the gap between cultural criticism and praxis even while creating a necessary dialogue within the Americas and beyond. Contributors: José Carlos Avellar, Museu de Arte Moderna, Rio de Janeiro; Beat Borter, Filmpodium, Switzerland; Julianne Burton-Carvajal, U of California, Santa Cruz; David William Foster, Arizona State U; Néstor García Canclini, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Mexico City; Ilene S. Goldman; Gilberto Gómez Ocampo, Wabash College; Teresa Longo, College of William and Mary; John Mraz, Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Mexico; Paulo Antonio Paranaguá; Laura Podalsky, Bowling Green State U; Patricia Santoro, Montclair-Kimberley Academy. Ann Marie Stock is associate professor of modern languages and literatures at the College of William and Mary. Framing Latin American Cinema was first published in 1997. Framing Latin American Cinema embraces multiple modes of scholarship, juxtaposing feature films and documentaries, and locating cinema within larger cultural debates. Considering works from Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, Colombia, Guatemala, Mexico, and Venezuela, the contributors address a range of topics including studies of directors like Roman Chalbaud and Fernando Prez, examinations of viewer patterns and critical tendencies, and analyses of Mexican melodrama, revolutionary films, and such internationally acclaimed works as Doa Herlinda and A Place in the World . Framing Latin American Cinema provides an essential guide to cinema in the region, successfully bridging the gap between cultural criticism and praxis even while creating a necessary dialogue within the Americas and beyond. Jos Carlos Avellar, Museu de Arte Moderna, Rio de Janeiro; Beat Borter, Filmpodium, Switzerland; Julianne Burton-Carvajal, U of California, Santa Cruz; David William Foster, Arizona State U; Nstor Garca Canclini, Universidad Autnoma Metropolitana, Mexico City; Ilene S. Goldman; Gilberto Gmez Ocampo, Wabash College; Teresa Longo, College of William and Mary; John Mraz, Universidad Autnoma de Puebla, Mexico; Paulo Antonio Paranagu; Laura Podalsky, Bowling Green State U; Patricia Santoro, Montclair-Kimberley Academy. Ann Marie Stock is associate professor of modern languages and literatures at the College of William and Mary. Contents Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction: Through Other Worlds and Other Times: Critical Praxis and Latin American Cinema Chapter 1 High-Rise Apartments, Arcades, Cars, and Hoteles de citas: Urban Discourse and the Reconstruction of the Public/Private Divide in 1960s Buenos Aires Chapter 2 Backwards Blindness: Brazilian Cinema of the 1980s Chapter 3 Recent Colombian Cinema: Public Histories and Private Stories Chapter 4 When the Mountains Tremble: Images of Ethnicity in a Transcultural Text Chapter 5 How Real Is Reel? Fernando de Fuentes's Revolutionary Trilogy Chapter 6 Kiss of the Spider Woman, Novel, Play, and Film: Homosexuality and the Discourse of the Maternal in a Third World Prison Chapter 7 Moving to Thought: The Inspired Reflective Cinema of Fernando Pérez Chapter 8 Román Chalbaud: The "National" Melodrama on an Air of Bolero Chapter 9 The Persistence of Vision: Going to the Movies in Colombia Chapter 10 Mexican Melodramas of Patriarchy: Specificity of a Transcultural Form Chapter 11 Queering the Patriarchy in Hermosillo's Doña Herlinda y su hijo Chapter 12 Will There Be Latin American Cinema in the Year 2000? Visual Culture in a Postnational Era Contributors Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Foreword / Ambrosio Fornet -- Introduction: Through Other Worlds And Other Times: Critical Praxis And Latin American Cinema / Ann Marie Stock -- Ch. 1. High-rise Apartments, Arcades, Cars, And Hoteles De Citas: Urban Discourse And The Reconstruction Of The Public/private Divide In 1960s Buenos Aires / Laura Podalsky -- Ch. 2. Backwards Blindness: Brazilian Cinema Of The 1980s / Jose Carlos Avellar -- Ch. 3. Recent Colombian Cinema: Public Histories And Private Stories / Ilene S. Goldman -- Ch. 4. When The Mountains Tremble: Images Of Ethnicity In A Transcultural Text / Teresa Longo -- Ch. 5. How Real Is Reel? Fernando De Fuentes's Revolutionary Trilogy / John Mraz -- Ch. 6. Kiss Of The Spider Woman, Novel, Play, And Film: Homosexuality And The Discourse Of The Maternal In A Third World Prison / Patricia Santoro -- Ch. 7. Moving To Thought: The Inspired Reflective Cinema Of Fernando Perez / Beat Borter. Ann Marie Stock, Editor ; Foreword By Ambrosio Fornet. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Proposes new critical directions in Latin American film. Framing Latin American Cinema embraces multiple modes of scholarship, juxtaposing feature films and documentaries, and locating cinema within larger cultural debates. Considering works from Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, Colombia, Guatemala, Mexico, and Venezuela, the contributors address a range of topics including studies of directors like Roman Chalbaud and Fernando Perez, examinations of viewer patterns and critical tendencies, and analyses of Mexican melodrama, revolutionary films, and such internationally acclaimed works as Dona Herlinda and A Place in the World. "Framing Latin American Cinema embraces multiple modes of scholarship, juxtaposing feature films and documentaries, and locating cinema within larger cultural debates. Considering works from Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, Colombia, Guatemala, Mexico and Venezuela, the contributors address a range of topics including studies of directors like Roman Chalbaud and Fernando Perez, examinations of viewer patterns and critical tendencies, and analyses of Mexican melodrama, revolutionary films, and such internationally acclaimed works as "Dona Herlinda" and "A Place in the World". " -- from book jacket "Essays study sexuality in several literary and cultural manifestations in the Hispanic world on both sides of the Atlantic from the Golden Age in Spain to the present. Examines sexuality in Don Quijote and watercolors painted by Gustavo Adolfo Becquer and his brother. Various essays also examine Latin American novels, magazines, and the bolero. Considers topics such as the concept of 'hispanidad', ethnicity, and nation in relation to diverse manifestations of sexuality"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58 This illuminating analysis embraces multiple modes of scholarship, juxtaposes feature films and documentaries, and locates cinema within larger cultural debates