Politics of Architecture in Contemporary Argentine Cinema

by Amanda Holmes

Book Overview

This book considers how architectural landmarks, imagined buildings and urban landscapes take part in the production of meaning in contemporary Argentine cinema. From the iconic Buenos Aires Obelisk to the Hilton International Hotel, the shopping center to the caf and the Le Corbusier-designed Curutchet House to the gated community, architecture in these films evokes the political. Tracing architecture's expression through six films produced since...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319855913
• ISBN13: 9783319855912
• Release Date: May 2018
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 162 Pages
• Weight: 0.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.8" x 8.3"