Historical Dictionary of South American Cinema

Peter H. Rist

mei 2014 · Rowman & Littlefield

Over dit e-boek

The Historical Dictionary of South American Cinema covers the long history of cinema in Portuguese-speaking Brazil and the nine Spanish-speaking countries. These films include Los tres berretines, Prisioneros de la tierra, La balandra Isabel llegó esta tarde, La hora de los hornos, El chacal de Nahueltoro, La teta asustada, Abrir puertas y ventanas, El secreto de sus ojos, and NO.

This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 300 cross-referenced dictionary entries on directors, producers, performers, films, film studios and genres. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the South American Cinema.

Over de auteur

Peter H. Rist is professor of film studies in the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema at Concordia University. He has served as chair of the school (formerly Department of Cinema) for eight years, and for most of the remaining time he has been administrating in some capacity. He co-edited South American Cinema: A Critical Filmography with Timothy Barnard and edited Canadian Cinema(s).