The New Latin American Cinema: A Continental Project

by Zuzana M. Pick

Book Overview

During the 1967 festival of Latin American Cinema in Vi?a del Mar, Chile, a group of filmmakers who wanted to use film as an instrument of social awareness and change formed the New Latin American Cinema. Nearly three decades later, the New Cinema has produced an impressive body of films, critical essays, and manifestos that uses social theory to inform filmmaking practices. This book explores the institutional and aesthetic foundations of the New...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292765495
• ISBN13: 9780292765498
• Release Date: October 1993
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 263 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"