"This concise but comprehensive book traces the history of Latin American cinema from its origins in 1896 to the award-winning cinema of the present day. It discusses landmark films from all over the region--including El maegano (1955), Black God, White Devil (1964), The Official Story (1985), Amores perros (2000), City of God (2002), The Motorcycle Diaries (2004), and Babel (2006)--while tracing the broad contours of and connections between major historical developments"--Publisher's description.
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"This concise but comprehensive book traces the history of Latin American cinema from its origins in 1896 to the award-winning cinema of the present day. It discusses landmark films from all over the region--including El maegano (1955), Black God, White Devil (1964), The Official Story (1985), Amores perros (2000), City of God (2002), The Motorcycle Diaries (2004), and Babel (2006)--while tracing the broad contours of and connections between major historical developments"--Publisher's description.
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