El primer libro en inglés dedicado al estudio del cine centroamericano, este volumen explora las principales tendencias, géneros y temas que definen esta industria emergente. Las siete naciones de la región han experimentado un crecimiento sin precedentes en la producción cinematográfica durante el siglo XXI con la creación de más de 200 largometrajes, en comparación con solo uno en los años noventa. Este volumen proporciona una visión general necesaria de uno de los cines menos explorados del mundo.
Breve descrição (POR)
Primeiro livro em inglês dedicado ao estudo do cinema centro-americano, este volume explora as principais tendências, gêneros e temas que definem esta indústria emergente. As sete nações da região experimentaram um crescimento sem precedentes na produção cinematográfica durante o século XXI, com a criação de mais de 200 longas-metragens, em comparação com apenas uma na década de 1990. Este volume fornece uma visão geral necessária de um dos cinemas menos explorados do mundo.
Full description (ENG)
The first book in English dedicated to the study of Central American film, this volume explores the main trends, genres, and themes that define this emerging industry. The seven nations of the region have seen an unprecedented growth in film production during the twenty-first century with the creation of over 200 feature-length films compared with just one in the 1990s. This volume provides a needed overview of one of the least explored cinemas in the world.
In these essays, various scholars of film and cultural studies from around the world provide insights into the continuities and discontinuities between twentieth- and twenty-first-century cinematic production on the Isthmus. They discuss how political, social, and environmental factors, along with new production modes and aesthetics, have led to a corpus of films that delve into issues of the past and present such as postwar memory, failed revolutions, trauma, migration, popular culture, minority populations, and gender disparities.
From Salvadoran documentaries to Costa Rican comedies and Panamanian sports films, the movies analyzed here demonstrate the region’s flourishing film industry and the diversity of approaches found within it. The Rise of Central American Film in the Twenty-First Century pays homage to an overlooked cultural phenomenon and shows the importance of regional cinema studies.
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